What...? She’s gone? I feel the blood drain from my face as I stare at Felipe in shock, registering his words. “What do you mean she’s gone?” I manage to ask, my chest suddenly feeling heavy as I turn back to stare at her room. “She left, Your Majesty. She took Halley and--” “No.” I say, cutting him off as I rush into her room, frantically searching every corner. “No. No. No. No! No!!” I yell, reality of the matter dawning on me with every corner I check and every furniture I pull aside. Empty. “Your Majesty.” Felipe calls as I rush out of her room and to Halley’s room, pushing the door open just to find it unoccupied as well. “Your Majesty--” “How could you let her leave?!” I yell, turning to him, suddenly furious and at the same time, sad. Confused. Lost. Felipe frowns at me

