31 The Queen’s Tale

It had been hours since Emmy returned from the ceremony and she had been lost in thoughts. She was still lying on the couch and could not fall asleep. It was past midnight but she hadn’t even realized. The deafening silence filled the palace then suddenly, someone called from outside. “Emmy! Emmy!” she listened still and didn’t respond, instead, she turned slowly and looked across but there was nothing. It was dark and no matter how hard Emmy tried to look again and again, she could not see anything or anyone out there. At first, she thought that it was all in her mind and that she was just imagining things because Marty had not returned from the ceremony but then the voice continued. “Emmy, princess, you need to hear this. You need to take charge before things fall apart,” the voice continued. It was a strange voice. Emmy tiptoed to the window to check but then there was an inner voice that made it all sound so confusing. It was like she was being warned against even a