Twenty-Four Hours

I remember the first day they dragged him into the throne room.

I was fifteen.

I remember because he was unlike any human I had ever seen.

Amelia Satori Elerius. Queen of her kingdom. Struggling to remain powerful among her enemy, the Quotan, and faced with a difficult decision as she rules in the wake of her mother's ruthless hand.

Arien Demir Achilantis of Quotan. Prisoner #194 of Elerius. The day of his execution is quickly approaching, and he's still holding onto more secrets than he'd like to admit.

But then fate rewrites itself. The dice is re-rolled. For twenty-four hours, he gets a chance to escape. A chance to make it back to freedom. Except the queen's life hangs in the balance.

Kill, or be killed. Isn't that what they always say?

But it's easier said than done.