QUEEN RARITY
Dread settled in the pit of my stomach. The joyful morning had taken an unforeseen turn, and as I followed the guard toward the throne room, I couldn't shake the sense that challenges loomed on the horizon, threatening to disrupt the newfound peace within the castle walls.
The air in the corridor grew heavy with an unspoken tension as I approached the throne room. The grand doors, usually a symbol of regality, stood slightly ajar, revealing a scene that shattered the tranquility of the castle.
A foreboding silence hung in the air, broken only by the distant echoes of the guards' hurried footsteps.
As I stepped into the room, my eyes widened in shock at the sight before me. The Ancients, the venerable council that had overseen the kingdom's affairs, stood in a sol
