I remained standing there for a long time after the servant had let me know that I would be able to go and see the Queen. I knew that it wasn’t the smartest thing to do, especially considering the fact that the Queen was waiting for me, but I felt like I still needed a moment or two to come to terms with everything that had happened during the last twenty-four hours. How was I going to explain it all to her? And how was she going to feel about it too?
I let out a sigh and moved my bag to the side of the hallway, making sure that it would be out of the way of anyone who decided to make their way through there. I hoped that they wouldn’t take it upon themselves to relocate it to my room themselves, because that would be inconvenient for me. With my luck, I would end up running through half
