The queen sneered at the prince. She hissed and came out of the chair that she seated on. "Ling?"
"I will stay behind, My Queen. There are important things that I have to attend to." Ling glanced at the man that had accompanied the princess to the dinner.
"Before you leave, mother. I have an announcement to make," King Sek announced.
"Lord... when will this end? An old woman is tired and can not cope seeing some people here tonight"
"I am officially courting Ceri Binner," King Sek uttered totally ignoring his mother.
The queen had to use all her strength not to stagger backward. How did Ceri get so close to the king that they were already at the point of courting? She had not even told her son anything. If Ceri could do this herself, then why did she have to blackmail the queen? This lady was someone that one had to be careful about -- Queen Zyne knew that much. Or did she had to do something about this venomous Ceri? That was something that Zyne had to think about later.
