Jacob and I spent the better part of our week walking around the city, meeting new people, and checking out places like restaurants and shops. We were popular everywhere we went, and people went out of their way to talk to us. I’d heard before that royalty never went out and interacted with their people. The citizens of Arvendon seemed surprised at our presence in the capital city. I felt a lot of happiness when they recognized us and wanted to talk with us.
Thursday night, the king had us all come to the castle for dinner. We sat in our usual spots but had to make room for Princess Demi next to Rory. The dinner was quiet for a long time. Jacob and I ate next to each other, murmuring amongst ourselves and occasionally to Jade. We told her about our adventures in the city and all o
