As the knights moved to open the doors, I exhaled and said in my mind, 'Calm down, Seren. You can do it. It's your way to get freedom. After seeing these ugly scales on me, he will only be scared of me or will abandon me thinking I am an ugly monster. How can the queen of such a powerful kingdom be someone looking inhuman? He is only after my title, and will surely be disgusted with my appearance.'
Martha and the female servants stepped away from me. From this door onwards, I had to walk alone. The large double doors opened, and despite my shaky breath, I took a steady step forward. I walked with my head held high as instructed by Martha but I lowered my gaze so that I could only see the path I walked on, which was covered by a long red carpet with scattered flower petals.
