I Want to Stretch My Legs
Tania was taken to the temple where priests performed more ceremonies. It was about midnight when she exited the palace at the very front of where a crowd had gathered under the velvety night sky with soft cotton-ball like clouds drifting giving a view of the stars that dazzled above every now and then. There was a mix of guests from the capital and courtiers. A row of carriages and horses with soldiers and wagons were standing, waiting for them.
Although the Draka army was supposed to meet them on the outside of the capital, Biham was surprised to see that Eltanin had come along with a small unit of his army to take Lusitania with him. It was as if he was taking back his bride. Unease settled in his heart at the thought of Lusitania being Eltanin's bride.