We stayed inside the hallway for quite some time, talking and holding each other close, trying to catch up on all those years we had lost together as a family. It felt surreal, feeling that we were finally being able to be together, without any threats lurking for us in the darkness in the shape of our mother or the Queen. Because quite frankly, the three of us never had had any luck in that department up until now. But somehow, now it felt as if, finally, our luck was turning around and the sun was shining on us three. A new family, finally able to find each other again. Finally, we were able to have a life, together.
The next morning, my father called all the guards into the throne room, demanding to know who had dared to place the princess, his very own daughter, his very own blood, in
