Chapter 54. At the Palace

And after that, everything goes like clockwork.

We arrive at a port and as we walk out, about twenty decently dressed guards approach us. We are led to an expensive car and then the drive continues along the amazingly dense countryside. There is a lot of forest along the road that we travel at high speed, my enthusiasm is growing at the sight of all that greenery.

I think it is the wolf in me, we like woods, lots of it, actually. Just too bad that I didn't shift yet, I'm sure this forest would be fantastic for a run of my life. Although I should have postponed that, pregnant women are strictly forbidden to shift. It could endanger the child.

After a drive of about half an hour, we ride between two impressive pillars.

The Kingdom. My heart pounds like crazy at the thought of meeting Ralph's family. But I have little time to think about that. The car enters a tall iron gate and stops in front of an imposing building. There is a group of people waiting for us,