Adrianna was really peeved Dmitri. "Are you out of your mind?" she said with her eyes wide in anger. "Niiya is here only to pay his respect to the Queen of the Wizard Kingdom. Had someone else would have been the Queen instead of me he would have come still! He is only doing his duty."
The carriage landed in the gardens of the Royal Palace and Dmitri opened the door to stomp out of it. Adrianna followed him inside. Once they reached the main hall, Dmitri stopped and turned to look at her. "I would have understood if he just wanted to pay his respects by being present during the ceremony. What was the point of putting those balloons high up in the air amongst those lanterns?" he said pointing up.
"That only symbolizes harmony between the Human and Wizard Realms. There was nothing else!" reasoned Adrianna.
Dmitri wasn't convinced. He harrumphed and turned away from her to look at the wall where her mother's portrait was hanging.
