[LENA]
Why is everything moving so fast?
Just as vague as their explanation was about why I had to leave so soon, it wasn't clear how long I'd be staying in Allore either. Weeks? Months? Hopefully not. The journey itself would take at least ten days by carriage.
What was even more shocking, was that my wedding to Andre was scheduled just after my birthday in a couple of months. Which was in no time. I wasn't ready to get married. At all. The betrothal period usually lasts for several months to a year or even more. Mine must be a world record for only two short months.
The night before our date to leave, my grandmother summoned me. She quizzed me on my manners — as if I were a little child — and drilled into my head to always keep proper decorum when I presented myself to Allore's royal family. According to her, making one misstep would not only embarrass me but also embarrass the entire kingdom of Ephemere.
