Chapter 5

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"Where," Elizabeth stared in bewilderment, looking around at the town market in Goblin City.

"Where am I," she asked rhetorically.

She smelled the most amazing smell. It was not like home, where mom made fresh bread and that smelled amazing. This smelled more authentic. Her stomach growled as she smelled the delicious smell.

Meanwhile, while Elizabeth was taking everything into perspective, everyone was looking at her.

"Where did she come from all of a sudden," said a goblin.

"I have never seen her here before. Do you think she is a foreigner," said a lady in a black hat to a lady in a blue dress next to her.

As Elizabeth looked at Goblin City, it was not what her grandmother had told her about. It was populated and people were everywhere. She then wondered how she would get home. The only thing she could think of was to go to the king and queen and see if she could be sent home. That was the only logical thing she could come up with. However, to get the castle doors, would be a challenge since people were everywhere.

"Excuse me sir," she said to a goblin. The goblin nodded at her as she made her way into the crowd. She looked at her next opening and it was next to a young lady. It looked like a young lady anyway.

"Excuse me miss," she said to the lady, touching her shoulder just casually. Elizabeth weaved through the crowd until she made it to the castle doors.

Elizabeth took a deep breath then knocked on the castle doors. No one came in 10 minutes nor told her she could enter. Then she knocked again. It was strange that no one answered the door. So, she took it as a hint that the door was open. She opened the door and went inside.

"Hello," said Elizabeth into the great hall. She looked around and it was miraculous and beautiful and grand. She had never seen anything more beautiful that pictures of this online.  She then started up the grand staircase.

"Hello," she added, looking for anyone who might help her. Then she bumped into a man who was six foot tall with blonde hair. When he turned around, she had butterflies in her stomach.

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