Chapter 9
Alivia’s POV
We are going to the village.
We are going to the village?
We are going to the village!
I could feel the happiness that oozed out of me. I need no mirror to see that I am smiling and laughing as loud as I can.
Since I was raised in the palace, I had only little contact with the outside world until I learnt the art of sneaking around and thanks to that, I loved the village more than the palace. I loved the color in the village, not the plain gold that filled the entire palace, making it sickening. I loved the life it had. The atmosphere wasn't stiff, or negative, or bad. It was alluring. It was something I did not have: freedom.
“Where's your favorite place in the village?” I asked as I slowed my running pace, waiting for his long strides to catch up with my r
