***Author's Note: This chapter and the next one take place during the events of the prior chapters.***
Calliope's POV
"Princess!" Someone shook me out of my lovely dream. Nick and I were walking through the rejuvenated kingdom with our child. I so wanted to cling to that image because Nick was there. I groaned and kept my eyes closed. "Princess!" It was the voice of Lord Henry. I sighed and opened my eyes. "Sorry to wake you early, but I have much to teach you today and want to get started early," The Lord explained to me.
I groaned and rolled onto my back on the plush bed I was sleeping on. The rest of the kingdom may be in decay, but at least the rooms in the castle were still lovely and clean. The bed I was lying on was king-sized with dark red and gold silk sheets. And a golden comf
