The journey from Drakemore to Vordania lasted throughout the night on the royal ship and ended by the early hours of a new day. Rosa stood beside Kael on the deck surrounded by silent knights who were sizing up the narrow shore stretching before them. The land around it was painted in tones of alien yellow so different from their green rainy kingdom. The sight of the desert lands, which she had only seen in books, was both fascinating and surreal to her, yet she could only afford these philosophical thoughts because her most trusted informants were nowhere to be seen.
Focus! You need to solve matters here before life returns to how it once was.
The knights were the first to disembark and stand in a protective formation then wait for Duke Kael Dragomir and his personal knight, Dame Rose. She was about to step off the ship when Kael leaned close and murmured in her ear.