Darkness slowly settled over the palace.
The time had finally come.
Hannah was among the maids assigned to spread the Skybane powder around the palace, so I quietly followed them. I wanted to see where they would place it.
More importantly...
I wanted to know whether the Skybane had been preventing Damon from entering the palace.
Hannah noticed me following behind and slowed her pace. She turned around with a polite smile.
"Your Highness, have you come to observe the process?"
"Of course," I replied with a smile. "I'll walk with you."
She nodded and continued toward the outer wall beneath my bedroom window.
When she stopped, she pointed to the ground.
"I'll be spreading the Skybane here."
"Alright."
As Hannah carefully scattered the powder along the edge of the wall, I reached
