*Princess Belasarius*

I was in chains standing before my father before I even knew what was happening. One minute I was in the library, trying to find something I had missed in my earlier research due to Gravestone, ahem, distracting me. Suddenly, the doors flew open hard enough to dent the wall as they collided with it, and five soldiers marched in, all flanking Commander McAllister. “Hello, Princess,” she said with a cold sneer.

I looked up at her, the fear plain on my ...