The Mighty Quinn Manor lay in the eastern side of the Royal Capital, a part of the city that was off-limits to the general populace. This was the sacred ground where only the Royal Family and their closest confidants could move freely.
Golden sunlight kissed the grand halls and marble paths stretched all over. The gleaming Emperor's Palace, crafted from Golden Sun Stone, stood tall at the center, glowing like a radiant jewel against the deepening sky.
Inside the l corridors of the Emperor's palace, Kuyya, a servant woman with a jade hairpin shaped like a snake's head, ran breathlessly. Her hand clutched the edges of her dress, pulling it up slightly so as not to trip as her sandals slapped against the polished floors.
