Chapter Sixty-Nine: Queenie Lessons Part Two

Kiara's POV: As the sun began to make its descent, casting long shadows across the castle's grandeur, I found myself shuffling towards the last hurdle of the day - Diplomatic Relations. My mind was a whirlpool, brimming with a tumult of new knowledge, and my body ached from the unfamiliar strain. The lessons had been as vast and varied as the very world we inhabited. The etiquette classes were a gauntlet of pleasantries and protocol, the golden thread that held the court's fabric together. Language sessions had been a linguistic labyrinth, a tapestry of accents, dialects, and grammatical rules that my tongue stumbled over. Every moment of respite was fleeting, barely enough to catch my breath or appease my hunger. The academic marathon left me physically drained, mentally fatigued, and with an unexpected pang of loneliness throbbing in my chest. I missed my mates - their warmth, their reassuring presence, their soft laughter, and even their playful squabbles. Despite the flurry of acti