ROSELLA’S POV 

As Sage and I sat at the long dining table in the palace, I couldn't help but feel a sense of dread wash over me. This was it, the last supper we were going to have together before Sage sets off on a dangerous mission to find her daughter. I didn't want to let her go, but I knew I couldn't stop her.

Sage looked at me with a stern expression, "Rosella, you need to have faith in yourself. You have grown so much in such a short amount of time. You are stronger than you think."

"But what if something happens to you?" I asked, my voice...