[Music Recommendation: Icarus ~ Phildel]
Oriana's eyes scanned the room as Nicholas read his new orders. Her hands didn't leave Fidelis. All the young girl could think of at the moment was her first time in the palace. She thought she had survived because she was strong enough to overcome everything, but her situation at the moment proved that Adric had been the one shielding her from the evil she failed to notice, and now he was no longer there.
The words Adric had told her; that he would protect her as long as she was beside him, made even more sense to her at the moment. She hadn't realized what exactly she needed protection from. She thought she could waltz her way around the royal family feuds and come out strong. That was the kind of girl she was, someone who had never been broken no matter what she faced.
