Chương 65: SIXTY FIVE: No Place for a Princess

"Y-you're mad that I ran away?" Kel began timidly, "Not about.. all of that?"

She glanced toward the stack of papers containing her full revenge plot abandoned on the seat next to the emperor.

"Move the princess to a room next to mine," the emperor commanded loudly over Kel's head.

She whirled around to see a startled attendant holding the carriage door open.

"Right away, Sire," the man bowed. With his eyes focused on the ground, he added shyly, "Would you like me to close the door now?"

"No need," the emperor responded, dropping Kel's hand. "Please escort her to the Denon Wing."

The attendant barely managed to hold in a gasp. "Surely, you meant the Caelum Wing, Sire? If she is to be next-."

"No," the emperor interrupted. "Take her to the Denon Wing and leave her in the study there until a room can be prepared."