Charles
Lady Anna Barrmount
Grunewald Castle, Vallen

She had just finished getting dressed when there was a knock on her door. Ivagneth's voice and her warning caught Anna by surprise.

"Arrest me? For the love of the gods, why do they like arresting people so much" She muttered as she went to open the door "If that nasty pathetic excuse of a man wants to arrest me, why in all hells would I go back there? So they can stab me too? Or treat me like that poor pig at dinner?" Anna spat out, still bitter about Arabella's judging and the barbaric actions the council had been doing.
Lawrence
Ivagneth Wrencrest
Castle Grunewald, Vallen

Ivagneth shook her head frantically, reaching out for Anna's shoulders. "No, he doesn't want to *Kill* You, he only threatened to send the guards to get you. They want you back in the throneroom so we can finish this whole marriage business, and Gregor was very adamant about it. I think it's best if we come back as willingly as we can, Anna."
Charles
Lady Anna Barrmount
Grunewald Castle, Vallen

"Well okay, but as soon as they start wasting time I'm out" She reluctantly accepted "Have everything ready for when I come back" Anna ordered her maid.

"Yes my Lady"

...

"They will laugh at us again, make fun of the north, of my house, waste our time and offer nothing" She told Ivagneth, nervously fidgeting with a strand of her hair as they approached the door "I already wasted so much time here, time I don't have. This better be worth it"

Anna opened the doors and entered the council room once again, feeling intimidated as she felt the judging glares of the guests as knives piercing her skin.

Anna took a deep and shaky breath as she straightened her traveling clothes with her hands, and then held her well practiced posture, her jaw tensing as she gritted her teeth and kept her head risen high.

Instead of sitting back at her assigned seat, she walked up to the center of the room, where the shifter had stood during her trial.
Michael
Wisdom Serafina
Castle Grunewald, Vallen

Serafina's eyes snapped to the entrance as the Barrmount child re-entered, stubbornly taking a stand in the middle of the room. Though her earlier fit had not aged the child well in the Wisdoms eyes, she knew it took courage to return. For that, if nothing else, she had regained an ounce of the initial respect. Serafina waited expectantly for Gregor to explain the circumstances repeating the marriage vows in her own mind.
Lawrence
Lady Ivagneth Wrencrest
Castle Grunewald, Vallen, a moment before

As they had walked, Ivagneth's brow was still heavy with worry. "Do you want me by your side, Anna? Or should I sit down and let you stand alone?"
Charles
Lady Anna Barrmount
Grunewald Castle, Vallen

Anna did not answer verbally to Ivagneth, instead going to the middle of the room. Anna shot a look at Ivagneth from her position and did a small gesture with her head to signal Ivagneth to go back to her seat
Lawrence
Ivagneth Wrencrest
Castle Grunewald, Vallen

Ivagneth gave a pout at her lady's motion. For a moment, she felt somewhat spurned. As she moved to her seat, however, she realised that perhaps Anna was trying to be different, to take on a new persona that would more effectively navigate this courtly affair.

Adelhayd sighed at her when she came and sat back down. "Don't go running off like that, Ivva ..." She rested a hand on her daughter's nape, and looked upon Anna with a hint of apprehension in her eyes.