Prolegomenon (1)

Lilianna left the cell, stepping out into the corridor of the prison, her personal guard following close behind her. Shadows danced across the brick in the flickering light. Screams echoed from behind her, ricocheting off the walls. She's normally not a violent person, but these screams, although blood-curdling, were rather pleasing to hear.

She had just returned from Oakswood Academy where she had escorted that hateful hussy to the underground prison. Down in the cells, interrogating the prisoner were the adjutants sent from the other two kingdoms along with the captain of the Ashen Royal guard, Darin Naxten.

Her heels clicked against the stone floor, the only noise that could be heard as she and her personal guard ascended the steps. Her thoughts were on her youngest and what she could do to help him.