The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

manager—or the magician of the palace. Whatever you
need or would like done, she is your woman.”
Rose bowed as warmth and bubbly happiness radiated
from her. “It will be an honor to serve Your Majesties.”
“It will be an honor to have you continue on as the
magician of the palace,” Casteel replied smoothly.
A bright smile broke out across Rose’s face. “The Royal
Chambers are being cleared as we speak, and I took it upon
myself to have some of your personal items moved, Your
Majesty.” This was said to Casteel, and I was curious to
discover what these personal items were. “I have already
had refreshments sent to the State Room for your session
with the Council of Elders. Is there anything else that you
would like?”
I couldn’t think of anything.
“There is one thing.” Casteel looked over at me, his
eyes twinkling. “I believe my wife and I would like to make a
change.”
My gaze flew to the banners. “The crest,” I blurted out,
and both Rose and Casteel’s mother turned to look at the
banners. “I mean, I would like to change the Atlantian Crest.
I was told that we could.”
“You can.” Eloana turned back to us.
“Yes.” Rose nodded. “What change would you like to
make?”
I glanced at Casteel, grinning when he winked. “I would
like the arrow and sword to be crossed equally over one
another so that neither is longer than the other.”
“We can do that,” Rose conferred while I felt a splash of
surprise from Casteel’s mother. “I will have the banners
pulled down at once and send word to the steel workers,
seamstresses, and leather shops that they can expect an
influx of work—which they will be happy to hear,” she added
quickly and brightly. “There are saddles and stamps, shields
and flags which will need to be changed. The banners we