Year 358
Elisabeth spent the rest of the day playing with her son, Christopher. Then, as the sun began to set, she left the gardens, entrusting Christopher to Riona's care, and headed for the Angelic Ruins, a place that served as her sanctuary. It was her way of delaying the inevitable: her marriage to the crown prince of Regnum Veritae and the secret she carried.
Over fifty kilometers from the borders of the Kingdom of Lignum, Elisabeth rode her gigantic eagle. Seated on the majestic animal's back, she scanned the horizon with a vacant gaze, lost in her thoughts.
"What is it?" she suddenly asked.
"No, I haven't decided to tell father yet," she answered distantly. "And that marriage... I don't care."
