Princess Rowena had followed her grandmother’s orders well. As she looked in the mirror at the finished results she was rather pleased with the image looking back at her.

It had been quite some time since she’d had a reason to get dressed up like this, a long time since she’d felt the need. But now she was glad she’d followed her grandmother’s orders, so pleased with the results was she.

As she left her quarters in her grandmother’s palace and headed for the ...