Chapter 104

"Princess Lyne." She heard someone call for the second time as she sat by the riverside on a rock. The sun was lazily feeding on the ground and if she guessed right, it was still very early. "I'm here." She answered, not looking back. "Hey. I'm sorry to disturb you, your highness, but I noticed you needed someone to talk to." The caller came closer and sat beside her. It was Amber. She wore an ankle-length black gown with a white apron around her waist. She beamed. "You're right. I'm just down." "I should have known. You must be going through a lot." Amber added, gesturing towards her waist. "Princess, trying to be strong or striving to be strong isn't going to be evidence of strength. Power is found amid weakness. To be strong is to achieve something at a point when there is no iota of strength. To be bold is to keep moving despite fear." "I'm not expecting to be strong overnight." She said honestly and was picturing her child running around the temple with her parents in the