I would love to end this mess and end it once and for all. I said to Renee, who had visited me. "Your Majesty, it is obvious that Emily's whereabouts have gone beyond finding. We underestimated her at first, but this time, she seems to be more powerful and hidden than we expected. Don't you think she has been planning this betrayal for a long time, even before you stepped in as queen?" Renee said to me.

I nodded my head, knowing it wasn't all about that. Emily developed such an attitude after I had ascended to the throne. "Renee, it's not just about her planning this from the beginning....