A smile crossed her lips and she stretched her limbs. "Mmmm…" she groaned and turned to her side. The lights above her dimmed, transforming the ceiling into a starlit sky. She was amazed by it. Lara reflected on the day's events. Other than the king, almost everyone in the palace seemed vicious.

A sigh escaped her lips as her fingers inadvertently wrapped around her necklace that she had always worn ever since she was a child. It was a light blue stone that often pulsated, sending out a faint shimmer of white light. It was told that the stone was something her mother gave and that it wasn't supposed to...