HIS FATHER'S LUNA
It had celebrated treaties, royal festivals, military triumphs, and the occasional victory over an enemy kingdom.
But nothing had ever prepared the palace for the announcement that came that morning.
The Ruthless King was getting married. The news spread through the palace like wildfire.
Servants abandoned their duties for a few precious minutes just to whisper about it. Guards exchanged stunned looks in the corridors. Cooks shouted the news across the kitchens. Stable boys ran from one end of the palace to the other, carrying the story to anyone who hadn't already heard it.
Even the oldest servants, people who had served beneath Jasper since Queen Isabella's death, struggled to believe it.