Forgotten princess

Previously

…Anya hesitated, a thousand questions warring within her. But Kael’s urgent gaze, the distant clamor growing louder, spurred her onward. She stepped through the gate, the cool, damp air of the alley a stark contrast to the perfumed gardens. As she hurried away, she risked a glance back. Kael stood silhouetted against the fading light of the garden, a solitary sentinel. The gate swung shut behind her, the ivy rustling as if to erase any trace of their encounter, leaving Anya alone in the encroaching darkness, the first, terrifying step into a world she never knew existed, with the echo of Kael’s words a haunting promise: “Your legacy. And a responsibility.”