*Sonia
"We are here"
King Deryk's baritone cracked my mental casement, drawing me back to reality.
Startled, I began to open my eyes slowly. All the while in the air, minutes ago I had them shut tight.
The silence which replaced the heavily rough sound of the whooshing wind helped steadied my breath, but more than anything, the King's presence right beside me, holding my hands and looking into my eyes, with so much care, was more soothing.
My heart resumed its pounding.
"You should get use to it, because from now onwards, this will be part of your morning routine so long as you attend the Academy"
Right, the Academy. As he mentioned that, my eyes flew around me and I behold a grandeur I have never seen all my life before.
The widely spacious room or would I call it, a portion of a
