It was the first time I had ever been in such close contact with death, and my mother had died. I was not allowed to attend her funeral. Leon ordered my mother's body to be returned to her tribe for burial, and I begged his permission to accompany me. And he has ruthlessly refused. Leon locked me up in my room, and I never even got a chance to say goodbye to my mother.

I hate Lydia for killing my mother. Lola told me that Lydia was still queen, and that she had not been punished. I, on the other hand, was stripped of the title of queen.

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