"You are the least useless person I know," Valerian whispers, so quietly I almost don't hear it, before pushing open the doors and leading us out.
A temporary shudder runs through me, causing me to stall on the spot, my mind whirring frantically. What the fuck is that supposed to mean?
It is only when I snap from my daze that I realise Valerian is already leaps ahead of me, pacing down a beautiful golden corridor lined with ornate paintings and tapestries, the likes of which I have never seen in my palace back in the Upper Realm. Blazing, I sprint after him, hitching up my wedding dress in order not to trip up on the pretty woven carpet beneath my feet.
