“Oh, God. I’m feeling dizzy and my head hurts,” moaned Francina.
“It’ll pass. If we find ourselves here again, you will have gotten used to the sensation.”
“Wait…” Francina was realizing something as she was looking around, “Did we go back in time?”—
“You!” cried a royal guard. Behind him was his peer. They had spotted Francina and her from the corner of their eyes as they were just passing by. Now, the two guards were running to the two. They tromped the floor like heavyweight beasts.
“Come on, let’s run!” Francina grabbed her mother to start running with her but the mother stood still, “It’s pointless, honey. I’ve tried that before.”
“Then what do we do?”
“They’re still going to catch if we run. So, we might as well let them catch us.”
“Trespassers, what are you doing in the pala
