Chapter 66 - Where is Veloria?

With a swell of rage, Aryana rose suddenly from her chair at the big dining table. Veloria's sister's execution was a heavy burden on her heart, and the day's weight had been too much to bear. It was savage, it was wrong. A more rational sentence, she had believed, would come from a trial, not this. Aryana strode out of the hall with her heart pounding, her fists clenched, her nails cutting into her palms. She had to find Veloria. Aryana couldn't get rid of the thought that Veloria had seen the horror play out because she hadn't seen her maid since before the trial. She called for her as she hurried down the corridors, her footsteps echoing off the stone walls. “Veloria! Veloria!" She yelled but got no response. Each member of staff she went past bowed their heads to avoid directly looking at her, but she could sense the sympathy in their eyes. No one had seen Veloria. “Do you know where Veloria is?” Aryana asked them all, her voice becoming more and more agitated with each ques