RENASIA
1014 AF LIGHTMONTH
The palace was in chaos.
Attendants scurried inside, searching and calling, while the knights remained mobilized behind castle walls.
Even the King and Queen rushed around the courtyard, looking anxiously.
Isabelle, Rhyssa's handmaiden, looked worried and concerned. Word was not to get out of this misfortune that had befallen the royal family: The Princess was missing!
As pandemonium broke out in the palace, Pedro sat in his office reading the latest report on the Rhyssa's disappearance.
The room was richly decorated and had been gifted to him to honor all his years of loyal service to the royal family.
The cushioned chair was made of a fabric so smooth that the knight had almost refused the king's gift for fear of envy from the other courtiers.
In a corner lay a couch-bed of fine green silk, embroidered with delicate leaves that must have taken hundreds of hours of labor.