“This is insane!” Annette yells at me. “You can't leave with him!”
“Us. You're coming with us. So is Beatrice. ”
“Where on earth are we going to go?” she frowns.
“We'll figure it out. Tonight, Annette. This is our only chance. There's a cart heading up east with people going back to their own kingdoms. We're going to go with them and stop in Agarwal. I want to see my parents. And I want my parents to meet the man I truly love. From Agarwal, we'll have food, horses and everything we need to help us get to the next place.”
“Do we have a destination?”
“We'll settle in a kingdom called Ionia. It will take us months to get there, but it will be worth it. They won't find us Annette I promise. You can finally get married. I'll be no longer a queen so you won't serve me anymore. Beatrice can
