After discovering the cache and reading George's letters, the tension in the palace reached a climax. Ashley and Travis seemed to be standing on the edge of an abyss, looking into a dark abyss of the unknown. They knew the threat was still real, and George wasn't going to stop until he got his way. But at the same time, there was a glimmer of hope in their hearts — the hope that they would be able to overcome all the challenges and protect their future.
Ashley spent her days in her room, looking out the window at the bleak autumn landscape. The trees in the courtyard had almost completely shed their leaves, and the bare branches reached up to the sky as if begging for help. Ashley's heart was filled with conflicting emotions: fear, anger, despair and at the same time-a firm determination
