"How could he have found her?" Croasia fumed, pacing back and forth before her mother, the Queen of Cassiana. "We had everything planned out, and now it's all falling apart!"
"Calm down, Croasia," the Queen said sternly, her eyes blazing with anger. "I don't know how he found her, but we'll figure it out. We've come too far to give up now."
"But what about our plan?" Croasia asked, her voice rising with frustration. "We were going to take Cassiopeia's position, and you would marry me to the Crown Prince!"
"That plan is still in place," the Queen replied, her voice filled with determination. "But we must be more careful now that the Crown Prince has found Cassiopeia. We can't afford to make any mistakes."
Croasia's expression softened as she realized that her mother was right. She took
