Leona, dressed in light grey armor with a heavy black cape draped over her shoulders, walked towards the entrance to the<strong>Throne Room</strong>.  Even from several halls down she could hear the bustle of the castle's busiest room--after the kitchens.  A tingle fluttered across the soles of her feet as she strode down the corridors and towards the large open doors of the Throne Room.  Everywhere, people threw quick glances in her direction, looking to see her mood, her expectations, or her motives.  There was a high amount of anticipation in the air and it made her fur stand on end.  The attention was not usually so glaringly painful but the Ceremony of the Sword was on the forefront of many a Cat's mind.<br/><br/>As Leona passed under the great keystone on the Throne Room's doorway, she took the leather book she carried and stowed it away in her leather satchel attached to her belt.  She had spent the morning in the Grand Library on the east end of the citadel, trying to escape the curious eyes of servants and bubbling excitement from honorable guests.  She had hoped to see her brother in the Grand Library as well, sifting through scrolls, but he did not appear.  She figured he was off away on some royal duty for the Ceremony, like getting fitted for new bracers or chestplate.<br/><br/>Leon looked up from her satchel and scanned past the servants, some waiting and some conversing details and plans.  Her father was not hard to miss with his mess of dark crimson hair and his very large stature.  The General was with him as well and they were conversing together.  She held in a smile as she saw a painful but not very serious look pass across King Leomedes' face.  She slipped over next to her father and let her tail pass over his arm in a brief greeting manner.   She bent slightly at the waist in greeting to the General as well, acknowledging that his military superiority was higher than hers.<br/><br/>"My King and General," she said softly with her contra-alto lilt.  "I was hoping to meet up with Leonaar before everyone gets too swept up in the Ceremony preparations.  How has the day treated the both of you, so far?"<br/><br/><br/><br/>