After a surprisingly good night’s sleep, I woke up with a hammering heart. This was it. This was the morning when it all became real, and I had to face this new world head-on. The lord and lady insisted on meeting me, and I could not delay it any longer. This was also the morning when I would see the dragons Marnie promised. She had told me they were nothing like Suky, which made me shudder. Despite being curious, I did not want to meet these strange creatures that were used in battle.
I washed, cleaned my teeth and applied the make-up I used the previous day. I oiled and combed my hair before dressing in a clean shift and drawers and the outer clothes that I wore the previous day. I pinned my hair back in the same style, carefully fastening the unfamiliar veil.
It was while I was lookin
