Chapter 299

SIAN WATCHED WITH PRIDE AS Cat and Alek walked out of the doorway. The shocked gasp from the audience of castle people was drowned out when the horn blowers began. Sian stared at the strangers under centaur guard.

So many people, she thought, I don't seem to recognize anyone! Turning her attention back to Cat and Alek, she almost jumped when Loi pinched the back of her hand.

'Ready?' Loi hissed.

'Oh yes!'

One, two, three, thought Kassie.

The three of them shifted to their Elemental forms, striding across the courtyard with the men of the Griffon Guard behind them, the Lieutenants of the Cavalry, and the General Guard behind them. They stopped before the platform that the Royal couple walked toward; a hasty creation of several stone benches and a heavy slab of wood over the top. Elena already stood on it and Sian thought she could feel a hint of the Sorceress' energy stabilizing the wood.

The expressions of those in the audience were hilarious. She spotted Citaan and Ada beaming a