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between our kingdoms", those words echoed annoyingly in my head as

e carriages and escorts ar

clapping my hands together

built up inside of me and my hands started trembling. With each step I took, my anxiety heightened and the air thickened. It seemed Marie noticed my reaction, maybe because my pace slowed down and I was a little further behind than I should have bee

s you", she

Mirabel. They were also there for me, we were so close that we did almost everything together, and we loved one another. But that all changed when we grew up to our ambitions, we became distant and less close like we were, and we grew apart. Tristan saw me as a threat to the throne, he became m

et there, Your Majesty", I sa

round me and held my fa

plied, smiling warmly at m

my head curtly at him. I smiled and nodded at Mirabel and she did the same. I turned sideways to the king and

it was still my home; where I was born, where I grew up, and where I made all of my wonderful memories. M

the royal envoys I met three days ago wore a lot of them. From headgear to clothes, bracelets, rings, necklaces and belts were all made of and decorated with gold and gems

High

around to face them. They bowed in unis

considered", l

s never mattered. I just nodded with a meek smile and entered the carriage with Marie. Shortly after

n the letter, fear slowly crept under my skin and caused it to tighten. Drops of sweat fell on t

e sounded distant. She shook me slightly but my eyes

and the letter fell out of them. Marie picked up the letter and

s dead?", she whispered rhet

It can't be true, it is not possib

most tearing my hair off, but Marie was quick to

riding on a horse sudde

en she removed her hand from my mouth slowly while staring at me, afra

nquired with a tone of urgency that demand

looked out the window. "Hmm, what is the matter?"

there?", he tried to get

nap, did anything happen?", she asked, prete

? What will happen now?", Marie hurried t

ips to speak, "I..." Taking short bre

ious letter, should we trust what's in there?", sh

ll..."What if it is tru

. Now it is the death of the prince I'm getting married to, or maybe was ge

reached us in Talamhth, even before the lette

to set me up because they wanted me to get to Malipish to hear of the prince's death kno

es widened with realization, only one person had the power and authority

ughts my lady? Wha

uddered, looking at

f a way out, I tried to thi

d run", I

id you just suggest we flee?", she

any idea of what could be my

I'd either be widowed or be one of the king's mistresses or maybe married to another royalty like I'm some

rried? As a lady? Or even worse, a princess? Have you tho

ld have thought that too if fear

ide world, so how far, where, will we go? It

that when we escape from t

"But how do we go about t

through the woods. By the time they notice anything, we'll be long gone and they won't be able t

d idea", Marie shifte

f my life in sorrow", I replied hoping she would clear her doubts and stop was

horse rider of the stop, the c

he held mine. I glanced at her and gave her a reassuring smile. I turned to look at the woods and the thought of being there at night gave me chills. We walked into the woods taking each s