Third Person POV
The palace had grown strangely quiet after the chaos of the previous days.
War still raged beyond the kingdom walls, yet inside the palace, life moved with careful caution. Guards patrolled more often, whispers followed every corridor, and no one walked alone anymore.
Daniel, however, could not calm her restless mind.
Ever since she had collapsed from exhaustion, Arthur had ordered her to rest. But resting did not stop the thoughts inside her head. Instead, it made them louder.
Questions kept chasing her constantly.
Why did people keep looking for Annabelle Hale?
Why did strangers risk their lives to enter the palace just to find her?
Daniel sat on the edge of her bed that morning, staring at the sunlight slipping through the window.
Something inside her kept whis
