Kenda stared out her bedroom window at the white dunes of her homeland. The dunes gleamed bright white with an ethereal beauty that took her breath away as the sun made its final descend over the horizon. The sun seemed to shine brighter as it was about to set, Kenda didn’t know why, but this had been her favourite time of the day when the night merged with the day and the famous winds of the Underlands picked up, changing the landscape as it glided over the white sands. She stretched her hand out the window, letting the wind caress her skin, wishing… she could be free like the wind. She breathed through her clenched teeth, letting out the tension that had filled her body since she left the pits.
“It’s very simple, princess, you marry me and he lives to see another day.”
Liam’s words ech
