Chapter 58

Today was the day. The whole palace was bustling with activities as early as three in the morning and by four o'clock, Amareux was up and awake.

He hadn't been able to sleep well because he was quite excited. Too excited and it was surprising because he wasn't really pumped about the whole idea of having a celebration party at the end of the dedication. Then, last night, he remembered that June would be attending and immediately, every excitement that had been drained by merely thinking about meeting people who he never knew or ever wanted to know died off.

When he woke up, he sat on his bed for a while, looking outside his window that had been open all through the night. The whole palace was alight with bulbs and stringed lights. Amareux could even see it from his room and he was going to admit that the sight was a beautiful one. He thought about leading June through those lights when everyone partied and gossiped. He would hold her hand and tell her how