The next couple of weeks went by, this time too quickly for Ayla’s liking. Though at the same time, she couldn’t complain too much. She was kept busy with her father studying how to run the kingdom and learning about their allies. If she wasn’t doing that, she was with Hammon out in the archery field learning the bow or with Thorin and Tama learning how to ride better.
However, she noticed that as the party got closer, the more tense and reclusive Thorin became.
The day of the party came and Ayla thought she’d vibrate right out of her skin with how much she shook. Small crowds she could deal with, but this party was so large, they had to start two days ago to get the decorations up.
She had already bathed, hoping the warm water would calm her nerves, but it did very little to do so.
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