CH23

The day of the tournament came quickly. Fenryn had been both excited, and nervous. Nobles from all over had come to see how well their offspring did, with hopes that the King would promote their rank, or at the very least allow them to be official knights, even at lower ranks. Either way, it would make them more worthy for potential spouses.

Fenryn wondered why Lynnette herself was not nervous. Was she ready to fight the knights? Or maybe she was just confident in her abilities? Had Vaughan given her some kind of advantage, somehow? He wanted to talk to her, but with all the nobles trying to gain his attention, he found it hard to get away.

Even Vaughan had trouble finding five moments of peace. He glanced over to Lynnette, making sure he did so subtly. He could see that even she had been surrounded by people; though most were there to speak to Elena. The poor girl had not left Lynnette's side since she had gotten to the castle.

Her father had not paid her any a