Six agonizing months went by excruciatingly slow with no word from Orion. I sent him countless letters but he never replied to a single one but I didn't stop. I just hope he got them. I always wrote 'Love, Alexa" at the end just in case someone read them.
Our forces had helped drive the enemies back over the Zen river. We were winning or should I say our neighboring Kingdom was. Well, that only meant they'll be back soon.
Or so I thought.
I was present during the court meeting when a messenger arrived. Enemy troops had sneaked in on them at night and slaughtered many soldiers. They needed reinforcements. I nearly fainted right in front of everyone present.
"Are you okay Alexandra? You look dastardly pale" father said, scanning my face.
"I think the news has upset our princess Yo
