"You! What have you done to his majesty!" The councilman barked out, spit landing on Adina's face.
Adina blinked, her ears ringing. The shattered pieces of the teacup sparkled at her feet…and Thorne was gone. Hauled away. Unconscious.
"What?" She croaked out, her mind just beginning to catch up to what happened.
"What's wrong with the king?" She stammered, tears clouding her eyes instantly as the image of him falling replayed in her head.
"Answer me, girl! What did you do to his majesty!" Lord Carter barked angrily, gripping tightly around Adina's arm.
"I didn't—" she croaked, her throat dry, heart pounding against her ribs like it wanted out.
