The last days had been mind-numbing. Each day faded into the next as if time itself couldn't wait for the wedding day to come sooner. Ayala couldn't stop being overwhelmed by the unshakable feeling that the moment when that day would be indeed upon her, it would change her whole life.
Ayala had felt the need to be alone and invisible again in order to feel herself anew. The uproar around her inside the palace disturbed her deeply, and she couldn't find peace in the agitation of the servants who tried to please her all the time.
She had never been to the forest near the palace garden before, and only now could she see how great it was. The sanctuary of the chirping birds and scurrying squirrels helped her find inner peace.
