Chapter 651

• Magnus and Grette had left two hours earlier to rest and freshen up before that night’s dinner, when everybody would be present. I had not expected the meeting to go so well, but I was glad it did. I didn’t really want to wage war as my first official act as King.
• I took my phone from my jacket pocket and dialed Duncan’s number. “Where’s Rupprecht and Adelie?”
• “They are both in the library with Princess Saga and Her Grace, your mother,” Duncan said.