Chapter 13 : New Arrival

The palace was a flurry of activity. Once again, florals dripped throughout the halls and most of the rooms. Gold silk was draped from rafters, and the dining room was temporarily closed for decoration. Dodging the huge influx of people to the palace had me feeling drained.

That wasn't exactly fair. Jonah's arrival was what truly had me feeling drained, but all of this activity was definitely contributing to it. I kept having to dodge people carrying vases and boxes and pushing carts of food. I was just trying to get to my daily meetings, and yet the hallways were crowded with extra housekeepers and servers and all sorts of people who did things I couldn't even name.

The whole day went that way, me trying to dodge out of the way of strangers, and attempting to maintain a polite demeanor. It wasn't their fault that they'd been hired to get this done. They were all just people trying to take home a paycheck. It was my parents that I was truly frustrated with.

Throwing a huge welcom