Sarah Robinson
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"Are you feeling shy, my Queen?" Drayce asked as he watched her while trying to hide the grin forming on his face. 'Shy? Why would I? Instead, I am scared of those red eyes. Stop staring at me,' was what's truly on her mind, but the reply that came out was a simple, "No, Your Majesty." "You must still be tired. Sleep for a while more," he said, sounding as gentle as he could, but she failed to notice it. What she wanted was for him to be gone from her room. "I-I am fine, Your Majesty." Still…
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Seren ran deeper into the forest as fast as she could despite her aching ankle. Getting freedom was more important than that momentary pain. Although it was nighttime and the forest was dark, she was not blindly going forward like that time she ran away from the capital. She couldn't see her path clearly, but the shorter trees in this forest allowed enough moonlight to keep her walking farther. After some time, she heard the sound of someone stepping on the dried leaves and twigs. She stopped to make…
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Shaking her head, Seren went to the door and pressed her ears against the wood. 'Looks like they are gone.' She put on the lock first so no one could come inside before heading towards the window of the room. She noticed that the window faced the back garden of the inn, and since she was on the second floor, it was not that far up from the ground. With some support, she could easily climb down and run away towards the forest. She looked around the room, checking if she could get something like a…
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"Shall we leave, my Queen?" Drayce asked, his gentle tone seemingly implying their group would leave only if she wanted to. Seren realized they had spent a long time there and everyone must be waiting to leave as night would be falling soon. She nodded and Drayce offered her his hand as she was about to step out of the water. Seren looked at his hand, contemplating whether she should accept it or not. Only Cian had done this for her and she was not used to it. Seeing her puzzled, Drayce spoke,…
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Arlan turned and followed his gaze. "She had been kept inside that tower since the day she arrived in the palace. I heard that she was not allowed to meet or talk to anyone other than just her nanny and it continued till now so you can imagine." "Hmm, I can." "You have a big challenge ahead. You need to be patient." Drayce nodded. "I know." The atmosphere between them was serious, but then Arlan said something to ease his friend. "By the way, you should stop giving your people a shock."…
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Drayce returned to where his captain of knights and Arlan were talking while Seren went towards the riverbank. She sat on one of the huge rocks near the water and enjoyed the pleasant scenery. Although she was surrounded by people she did not know, she felt relaxed and happy. Unlike in Abetha, there was no need for her to hide and sneak out, and she could openly admire the view without the worry about being cursed by other people. Here, no one called her a witch. 'Must be because I am their queen,' she…
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As her nanny, Martha focused on serving her, instead of educating her and there was no such instance that Martha had to explain anything to her as such things kids learn on their own. Most of what Seren knew was learned from the books that King Armen sent from time to time. The books she had read were mostly about politics, history, and geography, and she never read anything that would let her know the answers to the questions that Dryace asked her. Neither had anyone told her. Drayce cleared his…
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Seren's eyes caught the view of the vast river bed which shone under the bright sunlight of the late noon. A cold breeze came from the direction of the river, making her feel relaxed and helping lessen the body aches she felt from the bumpy ride in the carriage. "Your Majesty, the camp has been set," one of the knights said after paying respect to her. "You can rest inside the tent for some time." "I am fine." After feeling the grass under her feet, Seren walked to get closer to the river while the…
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"I will do it," she said, her weak voice sounding oddly determined. "What?" he asked. "The thing Your Majesty said. I will—" "Really?" he interrupted her, leaning closer to her suddenly. He stared deep into her pretty eyes, as if he wished to look through her innocent soul. His action caused her to move back, making her swallow her next words. '—wash your clothes.' She no longer voiced out the rest of her statement and simply nodded hesitantly. "Yes, Your Majesty!" She did not know…
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Seren probably never imagined that she would fall asleep inside the carriage as soon as she closed her eyes. She tried to clear her mind, to avoid thinking about anything in fear that Drayce could hear her thoughts, but that action only made her fall asleep. It must be because of the mental exhaustion she felt thinking she was getting married to a stranger, in addition to the shock she got seeing who the groom was. Not to mention the tedious preparation before the actual ceremony and the celebratory…
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