The next morning, Prince Russel and his unit returned to Wistover, having ridden through the night to finish their duties and make it back.
The warning of their announcement came just after breakfast, while Dominic and the others were verifying the details of the day's work orders with the staff, but before the actual negotiations and inevitable arguments about the Manor's future layout could begin.
That was the only part that the other two Princes were concerned about, as they were the ones who would be assigned to the location for the duration of the negotiations.
If they were provided the opportunity to make a meeting location feel more like home, there was no way that they would pass it up, and Dominic suspected that Prince Russel would be very much the same once he finally made it to the Manor.
However, that was not the first thing on the Cygnia Prince's mind when he arrived.
