Royal Caleva: Luis (ROYAL CALEVA #2) by Nancy Herkness EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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“Ten minutes until start time, Su Majestad.”
Luis Dragón, King of Caleva, nodded to the young woman wearing a
dark suit. She curtsied before scurrying out of the private chamber where
the king, his son, Prince Raul, and his assistant, Bruno, waited. Luis was
here to preside over the annual opening of the new session of the two
legislative consejos that helped govern Caleva.
He treasured this particular ceremony because each year he used it to set
forth his hopes, dreams, and plans for the country he both led and served,
the country he loved to the marrow of his bones. This fresh beginning gave
him the chance to rise above the daily responsibilities of being the head of
state to express his larger vision for Caleva, with the goal of inspiring others
to join him in it.
He glanced around the salón reserved for royalty when they visited the
Palacio de la Ley, the building where the legislature had met for three
centuries. It was in the oldest part of the original government structure and
had rough stone walls, carved wooden beams in the vaulted ceiling, and
heavy oak furniture with Calevan green velvet cushions trimmed in gold.
“I have your speech here.” Bruno held up the black leather folder
embossed with the Calevan coat of arms, as though Luis had been searching
for it in his survey of the room. Bruno would place the folder on the podium
just before Luis arrived there, so no one could sneak a peek at its contents.
“Gracias.” Luis walked to an ornate gilded mirror to make sure his
medals were still neatly lined up on his deep-red uniform jacket. He had
long ago stopped wearing the crown and cape for this ceremony, but every
other embellishment of gold braid and regal embroidery was on display.
The royal uniform reminded the members of both councils that Luis’s
power came from a different source than theirs. They were voted into and
out of office at the whim of their public.
After the election, Luis would still be king.
“You look magnificent, Pater,” Raul said.
“You look equally resplendent,” Luis said with a smile.
Raul was also dressed in full royal regalia, although with fewer medals
and less gold braid. When he looked at Raul, Luis saw himself at the age of
thirty, with the same dark brown hair, pale blue eyes, high-angled
cheekbones, and lean, athletic build. Raul had an easier smile and a more
relaxed charm, but behind those surface attributes burned the same intensity
and devotion to the crown that Luis felt.
Of course, now Luis’s hair and beard were salt-and-pepper, a sign of
maturity he blamed more on being king than on his fifty-odd years of age.
Running a small but wealthy and strategically important country required a
constant balancing act on both the domestic and international fronts
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