Three Months Later ...

Once the kingdom was settled, Raine had an alcove built in a place of honor within the castle for the Locks of Samson. The urn helped to protect their kingdom, along with the castle guards, deep within the Magical Forest.

Since her return, her father started giving Raine more responsibility to prepare her for taking control of the kingdom one day as queen. But Raine had no desire for that day to come; her father was a good king, and she ...