Chapter ThirteenAurora stood before her parents; Melanie looked at her with a frustrated expression as she asked once more where Amethyst had gone. Aurora stared at the ground while Melanie pleaded with her to say something, but Aurora kept her silence. Seeing that Aurora would not say a word, Conrad called for Nira to be brought in.
A guard escorted Nira with her father, and she stepped before the king and queen, then curtsied as she too focused on the ground. Nira was not masquerading as Amethyst, for Alfred had removed the spell. However, the task was not simple for him because of the powerful spell the fruit had done. Conrad asked her where Amethyst was, but Nira said nothing. Seeing that both girls would not speak a word, Melanie walked to Nira and kneeled before her. She asked again
