**Wits and Wisdom—Mattia Turzo**
Taking the kingsway smooth road, it didn't take much time for the dazzling palace of thorns to turn into an ant hill she could only stare at from a distance through the small window of her carriage.
Besides herself, Nada was excited. Apparently, this was the first time she would be visiting Vaskor… and in her excitement she didn't seem to register that the people they were visiting were a species that would view her as 'food'.
The liquid kind of food.
Meanwhile, Ember first went through the list that Syria had slipped to her. The three people from her additional itinerary of five that had made contact with the crown prince and his mother.
She breathed in deeply, showing Nada the list. "Beware of letting these three people get close to us." She warned the handmaiden who turned serious instantly.
Nada perused through the list as well, then nodded frantically. "Is it truly safe to allow them to follow us? Should we not get rid of them instantly?"
