In a private room in the royal palace, two young men were seated opposite each other around a grand meeting table. This room is the Council Room, the place where the King holds his Privy Council with his advisors: the Court Wizard Lord Benedict Morgan, the Prime Minister Lord Alister Grayson, the Industry Advisor Lord Julian Moore, the Steward Lord Alexander De Clare, the Military Advisor Lord Henry Marshall, and the Spymaster Lord Lucius Black.
Aside from them, there were two chairs for Queen Margaret and Queen Janette, but no third chair for Lady Shuhya, the King's third, yet most powerful, wife.
