~Princess Rowen's P. O. V. ~
No one in the palace got any decent sleep over the past week. What Rodric found had me crying out in my sleep. I would have nightmares every night. I dreamt that this monster had succeeded in taking me away. I couldn't even be happy on my wedding day. We had to move it up to the day Kaileen and Ruhn marry. We will be wedded at the same time, on the same altar. I never wanted to take Kaileen's most precious day from her. I wanted to wait until after theirs so they did not have to share with their youngest sister. Rodric and Rhion stayed with me and Blair. Elias was to go with his father today to Court. They left an hour ago. Blair and I watched as the knights surrounded us. No one was to look upon me. Rodric and Rhion were out scouring the woods for that same p
