----Scarlet POV----
“Wow… it feels like I’m back in the past. I half expect Edmund to come rushing at me like before,” I said, staring up at the grand foyer of the castle.
Everything looked exactly as it had in my flashbacks—unchanged by time. The stone, the scent of age-old wood, the regal warmth in the gilded detailing... it was all as I remembered. I slowly walked toward the main staircase, the one that undoubtedly led to the royal quarters and the King’s public audience chamber. My breath caught in my throat as my eyes landed on a stark difference from my memories—something new… and deeply significant.
Towering above the stairwell, hung on the vast wall, was a breathtaking portrait of Edmund and Skylar walking hand in hand through the palace gardens. I remembered that walk. I rememb
