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Chapter 15: Alone in a Crowd
The banquet seemed to drag on with no end in site. Camilla had endured the hostile, curious gaze of the court as she was placed in a seat next to the king. She had held her smile as she was introduced to the queen, princes and princesses, dukes, minor lords and royal advisors. Their faces and voices all blurred together in her mind.
She had to pretend to enjoy the rich food despite the pain in her belly and had been forced to raise her goblet for several toasts made to honour the victorious armies. She had been watched by dozens of narrowed eyes as her uncle had been lauded in the toasts, while her father had been derided by the increasingly drunk Islian lords.
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