I awoke the next morning refreshed and looking for Hiro, but to my disappointment, he was nowhere in sight. Sighing, I got out of bed, took a quick shower, got dressed, and headed downstairs. My mother and stepfather were sitting at the dining room table eating but no one else was present. “Morning,” I said when I walked into the room.
“Morning mija. How did you sleep,” my mother asked.
“Good thanks to Hiro and Hana. Where are they anyway?” I asked, mostly about Hiro, because I wanted to talk to him.
“School, but Hiro will be joining me at the palace later today. He’s going to shadow me,” my stepfather said.
“Oh,” I said, as I sat down to breakfast.
“Hurry up and finish your food. You and I are going to the palace together. Do you want me to fly you there or would you like to ride in
