Chapter 37: The ball(2)

"I wonder what is going on with those two," Janice muttered, glancing at Jules and Brightstone, who was taking a defensive stance. Both men had been on that spot for an hour now and she wondered what they were talking about. "They are probably catching up." Cecelia smiled. Janice nodded. However, she knew it wasn't what they were doing. She could recognize the hostility that was starting to brew up the moment Brightstone appeared. "Perhaps," Janice said. Then glanced to her right as she noticed the Queen walking towards her. Janice and Jenna bowed to the dowager queen who nodded in acknowledgement to their greetings. The women straightened as the queen passed by and Janice followed suit, leaving Cecelia after promising to catch up with her after the ball. "I see you are acquainted with Baron Beckwith's daughter. She is a good girl with a charming personality." The queen added. Since her arrival at the castle, Janice had glimpsed the queen as one who doesn't give compliments. No