The girl's scream erupted as she saw the danger that was plummeting towards them. Elysianne quickly raised her hand to the skies, and with deliberate concentration, she released a blast of light that eradicated the sign board even before it could fall on them.
Aleksander, who was watching how Elys operated, smiled in awe.
"That's my queen," he proudly told no one in particular.
A knight sped after him, and soon thereafter another approached. Aleksander beamed at them and said, "Did you see that? That is your one and only Queen Elysianne Ardorlean!"
The knights were quick to acknowledge their king's joy, bowing and agreeing with Aleksander as they simultaneously said, "All hail the Queen Elysianne Ardorlean!"
Aleksander gloated at the look of his men's faces. He knew that most of them had their loyalty elsewhere, while a select was on his side to play safe.
