Chapter Seventy Six

Her Aunt stood and helped her back to her room and she was too tired and too drained to stop her instead she packed up her things with a heartfelt sigh, she could not stay here now but she did not want to return to England. Exhausted she curled onto the bed and fell into a deep restless sleep not knowing her Aunt went on the warpath. She had explained to Marc what had happened and it was not difficult for him to pull rank, he had never used it against the people he knew before, and he had never had to but Trina was his niece, his family. The group of young adults and their parents were ushered into one of the ante-rooms at the castle, they spoke to each other in whispers not sure why they had been summoned. Marc and Trudi entered dressed very formally, she was wearing her tiara and the jewels of her position, he wore his state sash and they were flanked by their guards dressed in full military uniform. The families stood up and stared at the regal couple,

‘"Dies ist ein sehr trauriger