Chapter 2

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   We walk into a warm inn, contrasting the cold weather. There's dead silence as I walk in.

"Is it true, Luke? Has the royal family fallen? A petite woman asks my companion.

"It is." Luke brushes snow out of his brown hair and stands on a table. "Queen Crystal and King Derek have fallen in battle beside mermaid Queen Gemini." he announces. There's mumbling in the crowd and obvious worry.

"Let's gather our magic, prepare a counter attack." Someone suggests.

"He's a powerful being. If the most powerful of magic failed, what chance do we have?"

"What of the others? How did they make out?" I ask.

"I don't know." Luke replies as he returns to my side.

"How did you survive? Why should we trust the only survivor of the royal families?" A woman asks.

"I'm not working for Abaddon! I would never betray Ironbelle so foolishly! I'm as confused as you are." I defend.

"The princess here is right. I don't have all the information. I only gathered what I could as I escaped the castle." Luke explains. "Let's put our faith into the mother of all angels and the princess here."

A woman turns to me. "Please, help us, Princess Jade."

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