Melody

The flames crackled in the distance, licking the edges of the northern wing of the palace, but I felt nothing, no fear, nothing.

Only purpose.

I had returned just in time.

I stood beneath the archway of my chamber’s corridor, the heavy stone behind me now silent. Just moments ago, the underground passage had swallowed my attendants, maids and everyone who might’ve been caught in the storm Estrella had brought with her.

They were safe. That was all that mattered.

And now, ...