Chapter 70

ELAYNE

The winter was giving way to spring. The bloom of the flowers carried scents to the road, making the ride to the Duchy a pleasant one. I felt at ease, like Casella was giving me its own welcome.

At the gates of the Duchy, the guards let us enter because they saw General Imogen. Once we were in, the smell of flowers was concentrated around the Duchy. It was really nice.

Our coming was impromptu so we saw the servant running in to inform the lady of the house we had come. 

"Your highness," Tyler whispers.

"Yes, Tyler?" I asked and he cleared his throat.

"His highness sent a reply."

"If it has anything more than 5 'I miss you', throw it into a fire," I replied, slowly taking a deep breath.

"No matter how satisfying that sounds, it has valuable information. Prince Kon has been taken back to Zerramond. Apparently, he was in the Principality."

"Isn't that Perimas's most secures prison for their most dangerous criminals?!"