The King paused, everywhere in majestic silence. He finished in repeat, "I crown you, the new Queen of Mombana!"

There were gasps everywhere. No one expected it. No one expects a King to ever give back a land he conquered. The other Kings were more dumbstruck.

Danika stood in a trance while the King's words replayed themselves in her head over and over again. A free woman...? A Queen...? There's a crown on her head.

Tears filled her eyes. By the ...