45 minutes later...
The unmarked carriage came to a halt. The horses huffed as the driver pulled on their reins to ease them to a stop. Prince William stepped out first, reaching up and helping Clancy down first. Then he opened the carriage door and assisted Princess Beatrice down as well. Princess Beatrice almost held her nose at the smell of poor people living.
The stench of human waste and poverty were always at its highest in the early day. Princess Beatrice held her breath instead, as they quickly walked towards the Abbey. The Abbey was a slender, gray, stone building that pointed upwards towards the heavens. It was also was one of the first buildings built by her great great Grandfather, King Leonidus. For over three decades it served as a beacon of unity and strength for the people.
As the ruler changed, so did the landscape and the once beautiful Abbey was now in the middle of the gutter of her kingdom.
