Chapter 31

Baski entered the king’s chambers and found his servants dressing him in his royal court garment.

“My king. You summoned me,” she said immediately, her head lowered.

King Lucien said nothing while two royal seamstresses dressed him. Baski kept quiet, already used to her king’s nature and silence.

The king was very sensitive about the scars on his body, and because of that, only the twin seamstresses, Mora and Dora, dressed him.

Not the royal dressers or the maids or the servants. Just them, or Chad or Vetta, or even herself.

“You can go,” he said.

The seamstresses bowed and scurried out of the room. His royal garments weren’t on properly. Some buttons hadn’t been closed.

He stared at Baski.

The older woman walked closer and started working the buttons in silence. After the buttons, Baski set the cape of his garment on his shoulders.

When he spoke, his words were curt and to the point.

“Make sure she doesn’t work for many da