Chapter 66. Lives at Stake

Lyra POV

“Queen Consort! Princess Aisla!” Cally was so excited to see my mother and sister, it was hard for her to contain herself. They both greeted her with friendly hugs, happy to see someone from Maelie.

“Please call me Iridessa,” my mother insisted. “I have disowned my former husband and no longer recognize that title. Besides, Lyra has been telling us about what good friends you are. Just think of me as your friend’s mother.”

“Same goes for me,” Aisla chimes in. “I’m done with titles, too.”

“It’s going to be strange,” Cally says. “I mean, I was starting to get used to calling her Lyra. But Iridessa, Aisla—that will take some time.”

They all giggle and settle down on the sofas in the sitting area.

“How are your rooms?” I ask my mother and sister.