As soon as the maids leave, I pull my darkest cloak from my closet and fasten it at my neck. The royal seal glints in the sunlight. I push my hair back and hook my fingers under the rusty latch on the glass window pane. Forcing all my adrenaline into my arm, I push the latch open and the window swings into the open air. The cool breeze washes over me, bathing me in its fresh scent. I pull my black lace-up boots on and tighten the laces. I move back the open window and place the tip of my boot on the edge. Swinging my other leg over the sill, I stand outside the window, at the edge. I look down at the drop beneath me and swallow a scream. Pushing down my fear, I close my eyes and jump.
My feet hit the cobblestones with a hard 'click'. I lose my balance and fall forward. Standing up, my ring snags on a hole in the dress.
Mother's going to kill me for that.
I shake my head and lower my body next to the castle wall. Moving my feet slowly, I sneak past the guards. Slipping my dark hood over my platinum waves, I slink into the darkness cast over the dark dirt road.
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Adventure"You are queen now, start acting like it." Ariana has waited her entire life to become queen and rule her country. But things prove to be much more difficult than she ever thought they would be. After the death of her beloved father, her mother sudd...
