144 Palace fight.

After the king was done saying all he had to say, he stood up and left, accompanied by the Queen. 

Surprisingly, the next person to stand up immediately wasn't Harold nor was it Ivan, since he was still busy glaring daggers at Harold for being chosen alongside him to welcome dignitaries– something that was supposed to be done by the heir to the throne.

But the one who stood up was Luciana. As soon as she did, Ivan turned to look at her, but she only acknowledged Harold and bowed to him before she turned around and left the hall with all eyes on her. 

Ivan could not hide his distaste and surprise when she left. It seemed she was getting worse with each passing day. He stood up with anger written all over him and chased after her.

Everyone who saw Ivan in that mood could guess that he wasn't going to make peace. He was angry.