I was roughly handled out of my room. Walking through the hallway, I sighted King Archer at the corner addressing some guards. He turned to me but didn’t react in any way.

Their grip was just so hard that I felt unbearable pain. Getting outside of the castle, they threw me roughly to the ground as the crowd gasped… Yes, the people of Guham came to witness my ritual, and I could see pity in the eyes of most of them.

I sat on the floor weakly as tears streamed down my cheeks. I was scared of whatever task they would give to me because their approach wasn’t peaceful at...