“Ah, that. Think nothing of it. I did rather sneak up behind you. But it was the only way to escape.”
“Escape?”
He waved toward to dance floor. “Too many people all saying nothing. Seems we children are emulating the adults too well.”
Onyx nodded her agreement. “Coming was my punishment.”
“For what?”
“For blowing a hole through the castle wall when I was practicing a new technique.”
Rather than being terrified of her and backing away, Crowned Prince William smiled. “Your brother is on my father’s personal retinue. I wonder if Duke Aldarius would allow two of his children to serve the crown.”