To the right of us, however, was a bare space that I guessed was reserved for them.
We waited, and presently a far-off trumpet blew, apparently high up in the dome.

Then came another murmur from the multitude, and up a long lane, leading to the open space to our right, we saw the two Queens walking side by side.

Behind them were some nobles of the Court, among whom I recognized the great lord Nasta, and behind them again a body of about fifty guards.

These last I was very glad to see.

Presently they had all arrived and taken their stand, the two Queens in the front, the nobles to the right and left, and the guards in a double semicircle behind them.
Then came another silence, and Nyleptha looked up and caught my eye; it seemed to me that there was meaning in her glance, and I watched it narrowly.