The open far door revealed the chapel. Beyond this I remembered only the reflect’s quarters and a small storage room. The guards would have known I could not escape and trusted the Light to control my magic. Once, I would have laughed at such a thought, but now…I wasn’t so sure the source of my power wasn’t the Shadow Lord himself.
I entered the chapel and felt memories stir. Multicolored lights filtered through the stained glass window that formed one wall, playing across my gown and the glowing stones of my ring. Even at night, the room would be filled with a thousand candles and their reflected light. On my wedding night, the sparkles of light had caught the filaments woven into my dress and my future had seemed bright and full of hope with the Light of love surrounding me.
My gown wa
