Chapter Thirty-Six
Charlotte shivered as her memories faded. She realized she still clung to the tree outside the kingdom of women. She felt at the folds of her white-and-blue dress and found the teddy within it. A solemn smile found her face as she remembered the kindness of her mother and father. She gave the teddy a big hug before placing it back in its fold. The innocent blood within it had long since dried, but she dared not wash it, for it now had a part of her mother and father within it. It was that which she clung to more than ever.
When Charlotte stared at the gathering, she saw Starlyn speaking. Every ear, even those of the guards, was turned upon Starlyn to hear her speech with interest. Charlotte quietly slid from the tree and dashed into the camp between two women on patrol
