CASPIAN Days passed, turning into long weeks after weeks, until eventually two months went by. The chief commander had returned several times with news that left me in a bad state every single time. Namiko had not been found, despite her father's associate, Ethan who was now residing in the palace for as long as the search intended to last… joining the guards and leading most of the search. It was like she vanished into thin air, ceasing to exist in our very realm. The council had been very quiet after Rhogir, but some of them whispered the possibility of Namiko being dead. Why wouldn't they? Most of them are clearly eager to one day hear those words leave my mouth, but I knew one thing for sure. That would never happen. It aggravated me each time I heard them suggest something so desp

