The moment that I found myself stepping out onto the terrace of the palace, I couldn’t help but feel like there was something wrong, like I had missed something on my way here. I wasn’t entirely sure how to describe the feeling, but it felt like a heavy weight that started to push onto my chest—like I was fighting something that I couldn’t see. I had no way of knowing whether or not what I was feeling was simply a result of my own anxious feelings about what was happening, or whether it was something that I actually needed to be concerned about.
I told myself that there was no point in worrying about it now.
What I needed to focus on, was finding Anoa. The chances that the feeling went away once I found her, was a big enough of a possibility, that I was willing to take the risk. I was
