Chapter 117

(Undergoing editing!)

**GWEN**

“Do you know how many of the King’s relatives reside around here?” I asked Kora as she helped me detangle my hair when I came back. She was using some rosewater ointment in place of lavender as she insisted the new produce was more effective and would have my hair silky and make the blonde shine.

She shook her head, still focused on her duty. “The only King’s family that lived closely died three years ago in an attack.”

“Oh...what about the former Queen’s former family?”

She finally lifted her eyes at me, combing her fingers through my scalp in a soft massage. “I think the former Queen’s family resides somewhere close to the Eastern border. Though, if you are asking because of the Princess, I doubt she would go to them.”

“Why?”

She shrugged and looked back down, taking the container to spray more content on my hair. “The King and his sister hardly knows anything about their mother’s family. He haven't even been here since their birth.”

“How do you know a