You!” Exclaimed a soldier in disgust as he eyed Anya pushing Lily in a wheelchair on the palace grounds. The palace was surrounded by Fortius soldiers in response to the Pacem delegation residing within the palace. They were wary of an enemy attack. Lily loved going for walks, but due to her injured ankle, she couldn’t. The peace talks were taking place and even though she begged to be part of them, her father kept insisting she needed to focus on recuperating and not bother for now. What was going on? There was something they weren’t telling her, but why? Anya was no longer a servant, and Empress Sophia had nearly had a heart attack when she saw the meek servant girl walk into the counsel room in her Pacem solider uniform. Anya had confided to Lily that at the age of 17, infiltrating

