Jade’s pov:

To say the queen was livid, as she saw the guards’ futile attempts at getting through to us, would be the understatement of the century.

But truth be told, I couldn’t be bothered with her at the moment. She was just a deranged woman among many, and though there would be no helping her, I knew my time here was up.

The guards were stopped by the barrier. Despite all their efforts to get to us, they couldn’t… But I wasn’t sure how long said barrier would last. ...