Meeting Adrianna and Dmitri

Surrounded by the royal guards, the couple walked outside to the gardens. "The main wing is in the north," Ileus explained. 

They walked into the garden they had entered last night via portal and a draft of chilly hair touched her skin. 

Anastasia saw the palace in its full glory. The cobblestone path in the middle of the garden was lined by leafy green trees that had vines of orange blossoms climbing up and hanging like garlands from high above. At regular intervals there were marble statues that had plinths below them, which were inscribed with arcane symbols. 

Soft snow had settled over the statues but strangely when it wanted to settle over the trees and the plants, the branches would just shake it off. She realized that it was the enchantment of the wizard palace. She expected nothing less.