For the first time in weeks since Vamara’s rescue, the queen had agreed to come out of the silver castle, a request that makes Celeste smile happily. .
Celeste guided her out of the royal pavilion to a gazebo overlooking the entire palace and Sorgale city below while the servants stood, all shocked from the queen appearance, all immediately bowing to her presence .
“Beautiful…” Vamara struggled to say, and she was right. The city glittered like a crystal gem, walls illuminated, lights buzzing along roads that wound through the valley. Celeste watched, curious.
She wondered about the world beyond the palace walls. Would the city welcome her if they knew who she truly was? Would the people enslaved by her father’s greed ever accept her?
She shook her head, dispelling the thought. Of cou
