The Reign of Trees
“She wanted to spend as little time with the Deltegrans as possible.
Donovan’s face looked aglow when he saw her. “Princess,” he said as he bowed. He reached out to take her hand, but she refused to offer hers, keeping it close to her side. She would not give him the honor of taking her on promenade. She expected to see anger flare in his eyes, but it did not. His smile did not diminish; in fact, he looked amused. He walked by her side as she made her way through the room toward her seat at the ...head of the table. The lords and ladies and other dignitaries bowed as she passed, but she did not let her eye befall on a single one of them. They were not her people. This was not her court. While Donovan had stated that she was not his enemy, she knew, however, that these people viewed her as the adversary. And she them.
He held her chair for her, and though she wished he had not done so, she had no choice but to take the seat. She had supposed that he would sit on the other side of the table, at the king’s right, but Donovan took the seat next to hers.MoreLess
Donovan’s face looked aglow when he saw her. “Princess,” he said as he bowed. He reached out to take her hand, but she refused to offer hers, keeping it close to her side. She would not give him the honor of taking her on promenade. She expected to see anger flare in his eyes, but it did not. His smile did not diminish; in fact, he looked amused. He walked by her side as she made her way through the room toward her seat at the ...head of the table. The lords and ladies and other dignitaries bowed as she passed, but she did not let her eye befall on a single one of them. They were not her people. This was not her court. While Donovan had stated that she was not his enemy, she knew, however, that these people viewed her as the adversary. And she them.
He held her chair for her, and though she wished he had not done so, she had no choice but to take the seat. She had supposed that he would sit on the other side of the table, at the king’s right, but Donovan took the seat next to hers.MoreLess
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