The princess woke up with tears in her eyes, when she noticed the sky of embroidered stars over her again. She found herself shivering and grabbed the covers, until her heart calmed.
Unfortunately, this was not a nightmare. It was real.
She, Alexa, was willingly in the body of her husband, Alexander, Prince of Kielstadt. While her own body was abandoned in a forest, in a distant place on the other side of the sea ...!
In the forest on the way to Duncaster, the Princess had deferred to the Shade from a Kielstadt Knight who had given his life to defend her. She knew that sort of stare that shone with an unmistakable gleam. Iain's soul and many others had this same passion for a mission, and they could only leave after they fulfilled it.
"Your Highness, I'm here to guard you," Ulrich, who had had a nuanced voice like a talented storyteller in life, in his death sounded monotonous and empty.