Chapter 16 - An Unexpected Visitor

<Part 3. After the Party>

“A guest from the palace, My Lady,” Florinda announced not long after the Crown Prince’s birthday banquet.

I had to take a moment to think about what Florinda was talking about before understanding hit me. I clapped my hands together.

I had never before been envious of those living in the Palace, but today—for the first time—I felt it completely.

“Lady Maristella, His Highness has arrived.”