Chapter 399. A Miracle

Ann was already awake at dawn when a knock at the door came and Bartholomew hand delivered the proof of the nobles’ treachery into her hands.

Now she knew the truth, this afternoon wasn’t going to be to hear petitions as had been scheduled. It would be for the court to see the mask ripped away.

She called the court to assemble that evening. Brad took his position at the door and Eva and Coral flanked her, their presence silent, but reassuring. Ann was still weak and recovering so she had limited her appearances in court to once a day now until she was fully healed.

Bartholomew stood at her left with a folder under his arm, his face settled in an expression that was so familiar to Adam’s. That Ann had to stifle a smile..

The hall filled quickly, and refugees and soldiers lined the walls, taking the standing spaces that they could.

The newly arrived families stood near the front, their crests unhidden and faces impassive as they waited to experience the f