•Dahlia• I didn’t linger on my thoughts for too long since the one hour period of grace Hayden gave to me was almost up. I rushed out of my room and headed up to Hayden’s office. The Royal Palace had so many floors but I was accustomed to three. The first floor which my room had once been in, the fifth floor where my room was now, and the last floor where Hayden’s office was. In the total of six floors and countless rooms and hallways, I only knew those three places. Oh, not forgetting the side entrance leading to the creepy garden. I knew that one too. Very soon, all of that was going to change. I couldn’t live in a palace and not know my way around. By the time I reached Hayden’s office, my mind was fully prepared for the responsibilities I would be placing on my shoulders. I knock

