Amara POV
I never imagined.. the city is absolutely alive.
Pups dart through the streets, giggling and shrieking, while their parents chase after them as they scold them for running off. Vendors line both sides of the main road, showing off their items— jewelry that glints in the sun, fragrant spices, and foods that make my stomach growl despite my nerves.
The buildings are unlike anything I’ve seen up close. Marble and stone buildings stretch as far as my eye can see, their sheer size making me feel tiny. From the castle, the city had seemed smaller.. But down here, everything bursts with energy, colors, scents, and sounds. It’s chaotic and breathtaking all at once.
This.. this is a world I’ve only dreamed of.
A cough beside me snaps me from my thoughts and I glance over, meeting the
