Kai
We ate breakfast quickly and early, with everyone well rested from the night before. By the time noon arrived, the army was already prepared. In the city barracks, the men cheered as the royal family arrived. Eli walked amongst his men, giving them words of encouragement, raising their spirits and alleviating their worry of what was to come. Orsa almost seemed to avoid me for the entire morning. It didn’t hurt me. I knew she was preparing herself, freeing her mind of all distraction in order to sharpen her warrior’s instinct.
A small unit was deployed to guard the palace, where all the dowager queens would remain, with Queen Elena and Eron. Elmina and Arkom would be in their charge. There was a secret passage within the dungeons that led deep into the cliffs, where they had been ins
