TWO SIDE-CHARACTERS were left alone together after they saw their results. The two were standing under the old Willow Tree as their knights gave them privacy to talk. It was Prince Corean who initiated the talk, which Tori respectfully obliged.
"It did not really surprise me that you got the top score," Prince Corean was facing Tori's back while Tori was facing the Willow Tree's trunk. She was touching and feeling its sturdy surface.
Tori glanced at her back. "Hmm. Your Highness, have you ever thought of your future? The future?"
"That's a trick question, isn't it? The future, I didn't think that far ahead."
Tori's ruby eyes hardened from his reply. That is the reason why you and the original Victoria didn't last long in this twisted plot called fate. You are just stupidly going with the flow.
"You talk as if you know you won't live long." Though Tori's words were light, they were heavy to those who heard her.
