Chapter 56. Belong Here

The Sages!

Three men stand confidently at the doorway, looking into the dining hall. Everyone stares at them, startled, caught with their hand in the cooky jar. I can barely hold back laughter. This is going to be fun, Sages vs. Family. I think my time here is going to be pretty fun, these Sages are already my favorite. Randall gets up and walks towards them.

"Elder Nicolas, welcome back to the palace," he declares, feigning to be pleasantly surprised.

The three men walk further into the dining room and stand close to the chairs next to Ralph's parents. Their eyes are fixed on me, but I am in no way uncomfortable with them. Ralph stands up, causing me to rise from my chair as well. He takes my hand and addresses the Sages.

"Elder Nicolas, Welch and Heinrich, this is my fiancé Saray. We were on our way to the Kingdom to get acquainted with my family and if everything went well, we would inform you of my choice," he explains. "But yesterday, we got the good n