She stopped walking instantly, her shoes planting firmly on the white stone path. Her eyes widened in surprise.
She stared at the bowing women, and then she slowly turned her head. She looked directly at the smiling girl standing right next to her.
Camilla blinked rapidly. Her mind raced to process the shocking information.
"Your Highness?" Camilla asked out loud. Her voice was slightly breathless with shock.
She looked at Isolde's face, and then she looked closely at the girl's beautiful purple dress.
Camilla's mind cursed itself internally.
"I am so blind," Camilla thought to herself, her internal voice filled with disbelief. "How did I miss the details? Look at the fabric of her dress. It is spun from the finest royal silk. Look at the tiny golden lions embroidered near her collar. The golden lion is the crest of the Royal Family. Elio, Ivan, father... of course she meant Prince Elio, Prince Ivan and King Leonel!"
