Chapter22

It was the High King’s birthday and the city was alive with celebrations for it. Ribbons seemed to hang from every window and bright sashes adorned every door. Everywhere lisa looked people seemed to be laughing and having fun. The whole citadel felt like a carnival had come to town.

The High King had announced a whole week of celebrations and had declared a feast with food provided to all of Montefore’s citizens as a gift. On the final day High King Uther was holding a joust.

Mira hadn’t stopped going on about it for weeks in the run up and lisa suspected partly it was because Ridley would be competing.

They walked down with Nela and Indi through the streets of the Lower Castle and out through the great gate onto the fields in front of the citadel. It took