HER HIGHEST HIGHNESS After a second the golden door was opened by Tess. She looked out at Sam with contempt. “Bring him in.” The Guards began to move forward. “Not you! You don’t come into Her Highness’ chamber! You.” She’d said the last to X who roughly pushed Sam forward into the room and closed the door behind them. Sam stumbled forward and stopped. He couldn’t believe his eyes. The entire room, walls, doors and furniture was made of gold. And through the gold framed windows was the enormous expanse of the cornfields stretching to the horizon, and they were golden yellow too. But perhaps the most amazing sight was Fortuna herself. She was sitting in front of a vast mirror. Her dress was made of gold thread and two maids were painting her face. Huge red flames shot out of her green eye

