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ARIANA'S POV.

My heart lurched to my throat, and the lie we'd prepared to tell, floated out of my head way too fast.

We got to our feet, and were led out, the guards holding us tight.

Shortly, we walked into the throne room, and our eyes fell on the Queen.

My first impression was 'Wow.'

She had large, mighty horns that curved and crossed each other, forming something that looked like a beautiful '8' on her head, except that the top of the upper circle, and the bottom of the lower circle were open instead of closed like a complete figure '8'.

Her dress was ice white, and was quite long. Her skin was golden just like the others, and her white hair flowed silkily over her shoulders to her waist. Next to her was a kind of veil covering whoever sat behind it, but we could see the dress. It was either the princess, or the Queen's mother.

"And who may you be?" The Queen asked in a bold, booming voice.