Antonin guides me through the foyer, as if I don't know exactly where to go. Numbly, I allow my feet to lead me back to my old quarters. Antonin whispers into my ear, "The idea is that we don't run into Alexanne until after the ceremony. We don't want to give her any opportunity for her to kill you before the public knows you are still alive. It will be so much harder for her to explain your disappearance once people adore you again."
We stop in front of the door to my old quarters. My hands shake at my sides as Antonin taps his fist on the door.
Someone stumbles inside and the door swings open.
A young girl curtsies deeply, "Your highness, please come in. I am Camille. Your lady in waiting."
I stare at her, trying to get my first impressions. She's younger than Grace and I. She's most
