Chapter 6
leaving Niebo
“Would you like to wear your dress home?” Ivory asked.
They were once again in the room where Nelia had changed earlier that morning. After the King had left her in the dining room, Ivory had come to fetch her. Together they had toured more of the palace, meeting more of the people who had stayed to work there. From the balcony of the South Garden Wall, Nelia had caught a glimpse of the little boy whose humor had caught the attention of the people at luncheon. Ivory had waved back and forth from the balcony, calling out to her son, who turned and looked once the wind carried down the noise. His friends playfully punched his shoulders, teasing him about his mother, but the boy didn’t seem to care. He shrugged away their guffaws, opting to climb one of the low wall
