[WHERE IS THE QUEEN GOING]

Azura found herself in a floorless land, her feet were covered in white clouds, and her surrounding was as white as snow. She looked around and no one was with her, and nothing seem to be around where she was. looking at herself, she noticed even what she was wearing was white.

Was she dreaming? she thought. she wanted to get to the darkness and ask for help from the owner of the red eyes, but she found herself in a world where only lights excited. Feeling disappointed, she dropped her shoulders and started walking around not sure what she'll find.

"Queen! my love." A familiar voice rang in her ears.

She lifted her head from her disappointed state and started looking around to see where the voice came from. She turned her body here and there when she didn't see anyone around, she was sure she heard his voice, the voice she so missed and want to hear again. "Could her late husband Enoch be here?" she thought.

She run to the direction from where she was sure she heard the voice, looking here and there just in case she was mistaking. There, ahead of her, in the direction she was running to, a figure of a man was standing back facing her. His toll body was dressed up in an all white robe, and the clouds covered his feet as well.

Judging from his ear-length ebony black hair and the voice she heard earlier, she could think of just one person, Enoch her late husband from the life she knows. Was she dead too, or she was just dreaming? She misses her late husband and wishes to be with him, but not this way, she was not ready to die just yet, she had a lot to live for.

Getting close enough, she gathered the little courage left in her to find answers to her mind draining question. "Enoch, is that you?" She asked calmly with shaking voice, but there was no response from the figure. "Tempest, is that you, please answer me." She said with a pleading voice and hopeful eyes.

Slowly, the future turned around and yes, her guess was right, it was really Enoch her late husband, but how did he get here, no how did she get here, was she dead? Fear engulfed her as she kept thinking of the worse situations she finds herself.

"My love, I no you miss me, and I miss you too, that why I called you here." The vibrating voice of the figure said.

Azura opened her mouth to say something, but only air escaped her lips, she had no idea what to say, even with the numerous questions in her mind. She stayed in place looking at the figure of Enoch as if she had just seen a ghost, infact she had, but she was not sure if she went to the ghost or it came to her.

"I know there are lots on your mind and you want to know why you are her, I'll help you find answers, but you'll have to come to me for that. Enoch's figure said.

Azura's eyes glittered in excitement, she was just mistaking, Enoch was there to help her, and she's not dead, maybe she's just dream. Azura convinced herself.

" Meet me up north of the city in the morning, I'll be there waiting for you." Enoch's figure said and disappeared, not waiting for her to ask anything.

Azura stared at the empty space as Enoch's figure disappeared, she wasn't sure if she heard him right. Tomorrow, up north, where exactly? She kept thinking until she heard Enoch's voice again from behind her. "I'll see you tomorrow"

She turned backwards in a hurry to see if Enoch was behind her, only to be blind by the bright lights that keeps blinding her whenever she turns curious of something in her dreams. "Oh no!" She muttered as she knew what was going to happen next.

She waked from her sleep and out of new habit, looked around. She was in the same room, the room that belongs to the real Azura, which she has been occupying since she waked in the unknown kingdom. This time, she was not worried, sad or grumpy as she has been waking up since, she looked at peace and happy.

She stepped out of her bed in a hurry and went to her bathroom with her maids and ladies in waiting following her. She was adorned beautifully by her ladies in waiting after taking her bath, and she didn't mind them placing dozens of jewelries around her neck. She even allowed them apply scented oil in her hair, and a light red color on her reddish pick lips.

"Lora, which side of the city is up north?" She asked when she was done with her dressing.

"Your Majesty, you'll have to pass through the city market to get there, I can take you if you want, but that will have to wait till afternoon." Lora replied, knowing Azura was planning something.

"Why can't I go now?" Azura asked.

"Your Majesty, You are to have your breakfast with his Majesty today and the court section is also today." Lora answered with her head bowed.

" Everything can wait, I need to get to up north now, so take me there." Azura said commandingly, giving no room for Lora to object.

Lora got out of the room and arrange carriage to take the queen up north in a hurry, and the footmen arrived with the carriage just in time as Azura stepped out of her residence looking all gorgeous.

"How long will it take the carriage to get there? Azura asked Lora.

" About two to three hours Your Majesty." Lora replied.

"And what about a horse?" Azura asked again.

" With how fast you can ride, an hour or less will get you there." Lora replied nonchalantly.

"Do you know how to ride?" came Azura's next question.

" Yes your Majesty, but not as fast as you." Lora answered.

Azura's two maids Ana and Eva, and the other ladies in waiting Lucia and Maria, entered the second carriage happily, ready to go to town with their Queen. It been a while since they got the chance to see the city since Azura went into comma, so their excitement knew no boundaries.

"Get the horses of the carriage, we are going alone."Azura instructed.

" Your Majesty, I think you should go with your horse, it can run faster than any other." Lora said and Azura nod to her in agreement.

In a matter of minutes, two horses was brought to the compound by a stable boy, lead by Lora. A beautiful spotless white horse and a coffee brown one.

"You can do whatever you want till I get back, am going with only Lora, If anyone ask of me, tell them I be back." Azura said, busting her maids bubble of excitement.

She got on the white horse while Lora took the other, and went out of the palace in a hurry. The ladies stay in front of the building, looking at the retreating figure of Azura and Lora not realizing when their King join them.

"Where is the Queen going?" Marcus asked, bringing the maidens mind back to the palace.

"Your Majesty, Her Majesty said she'll be back." Lucia answered politely.

Marcus gazed at the entrance of the palace, thinking of where Azura could be going so early in the morning. He had come to have breakfast with her, but she left without a ward of where she was going or when she'll be back.

"Your Majesty, I think she's going up north, if not, I don't see why she wouldn't go with us." Ana spoke out of the blum, getting a surprise look from the others except for Marcus who smirked and winked at her.

"Up north, that's where the forbidden bridge is, why would she go there?" Marcus asked but nobody answered.

"Get my horse" he instructed his personal knight and it was brought to him in no time. Sitting on the horse, he rode of in a hurry following Azura and Lora.

Lucia, Maria and Eva turn to Ana, looking at her in disgust. She just betrayed her Queen, but she looked like nothing happened. She was even smiling, seeing the King go after the Queen. " What?" she asked when she noticed the eyes on her.

" Do you want history to repeat itself? You were the one who told the king the whereabouts of the Queen a year ago, and we all know what happened next, yet you did it again." Lucia said to Ana and left with the others without waiting for her reply.

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The capital city of Celestial Kingdom, Kelvindor, was as busy as always, even though it was early in the morning, the city was filled with many noise. From the cry of babies to the loud Lough of the adult. The women kept talking as they sell or buy things, while the men kept shouting, orders around or getting their workers in check.

Everyone was busy with something not minding much about their surrounding. Two fast running horses passed by the people, leaving most of them thinking as to who it might be. Those that were fortnite to see the riders of the horses, ended up bowing to the guest of wind they life behind.

And when they thought the bust was already out, another horse passed, running behind the first ones as if they were in a race. Those that knew the owners and riders of the three horses, asked themselves where they could be going in such speed, while the others who felt the aftermath of their speed, thought of who they could be.

The first two horses stopped at the end of the road, some meters away from a huge magical bridge, which extended from the ground to the sky. It looked endless with it half way covered in dark dew. Azura and Lora got down from the horses and walked close to the endless bridge.

"Is this the forbidden bridge you have been talking about?" Azura asked out of curiosity.

" Yes, it is as they say, isn't it beautiful?" A familiar male voice answered from behind them, startling them to turn around in reflux.