Chapter 66: Sting of the sand
The following day, in the early morning, Anastasia packed Princess Emily’s clothes into her trunks, which were later loaded onto the carriage cart. Her own four garments were folded and placed in a cloth bag and added to the other luggage.
Right now, Anastasia stood in front of the old palace next to the brown horse, while Prince Aiden and Princess Emily talked to their mother, who had come to see them off along with Lady Noor and young Prince Victor. Lady Sophia warned her children,
"Make sure not to upset the new king and queen. A single mistake or instance of defiance can cause a lifetime of imprisonment or even death."
"We will be careful, Mother," Princess Emily assured her mother.
"It would have been good if we were allowed to communicate through letters, but nonetheless, it is good that the three of you visited us," Lady Noor smiled at the prince and the princess before saying, "Prince Dante isn’t here yet."
"There he is!" Prince Aiden shifted his gaze past the older women to the entrance. Emerging from it, Prince Dante made his way towards them, with Aziel closely following behind him. Prince Dante had gone to visit his mother, who couldn’t walk too far, and now stood in front of one of her bedroom windows, watching them from afar.
"Is everything loaded up?" Dante asked a servant, who bowed at him.
"Yes, Prince Dante. Everything that was in the rooms has been packed and placed in the carriage cart," the servant answered.
"Then we shall take our leave from here and head to the main palace," Dante informed Lady Sophia and Lady Noor, offering them a respectful bow that the women returned in kind.
The princes quickly mounted their horses, and next to follow was Princess Emily, who, after settling on her white horse, turned to look at Anastasia and said,
"What are you waiting for, Anna? We should leave before the sun rises high in the sky."