Valera squinted.... she had slept far too long. She stood up and rubbed her eyes, she was sure she had slept too long. She looked down and noticed she was still wearing the same dress from the other day. Perfect. Rolling her eyes she walked over to her curtains and threw them open. The sun came in filling the room with its warm glow. The sun was high in the sky....<br/><br/>"Damn it! Its already noon! What was I thinking?!"<br/><br/>Valera grabbed a brush from her table and brushed out her hair getting the tangles out. Not feeling like doing anything fine she twirled her hair up in a bun. She opened her wardrobe scanning for something to wear.... a sage green dress jumped out to her. Grabbing it she changed and made sure she looked alright she left her room. She smiled at the guards and made her way to the throne room. There were letters already waiting for her. She saw one with her generals hand writing so she opened that one first.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">My queen,<br/><br/>I received your message. I will take care of the goblins swiftly. No need to worry any further about it. There are some soldiers who need training and this will provide an excellent opportunity.  </span><br/><br/>Valera smiled, she had complete faith in her general, he was a wise man with exceptional skill. Scanning through the other letters she sat on her throne. Normal business.... good. At the end of the letters she found one from the head of royal security.... scanning the letter, he was to see her at 1. Valera looked up... the guards had just announced his arrival.<br/><br/>He bowed low and smiled, "My queen I trust you slept well."<br/><br/>"Too well I fear! I only just got your letter! I slept until noon."<br/><br/>"Your highness works too hard, she needs her sleep."<br/><br/>Valera smiled, "True as that may be I do not like starting so late on things. Now tell me what is going on?"<br/><br/>"Well I have had to make some changes to your guard.... I have trained three new men and they have passed their training with excellence. I pray you approve of them."<br/><br/>"Of course I do! You know I have complete faith in your training and choosing of my body guards. In fact I think I have the perfect first mission for them. I wish to make a trip to Ita Horyry. Perhaps they could accompany me?"<br/><br/>"An excellent plan my lady. Myself and one other will come to oversee things."<br/><br/>"Very good then. Now I need to work on a letter myself."<br/><br/>The royal guard left the throne room and the queens personal cook came in.<br/><br/>"Well it is high time you were up! Now you haven't had a bite to eat and I will hear no arguments about it! You need your strength!"<br/><br/>Valera laughed, "Beth you are impossible! But I really am busy I need to write a letter!"<br/><br/>"The letter can wait! While everyone here has jobs mine is to tend to you! Now are you going to take away my job?"<br/><br/>Valera rolled her eyes, "Alright you win I will have something to eat."<br/><br/>Beth clapped her hands and servants brought in a cart filled with food. Beth began to make a plate of food while the servants but a small table together in front of the throne. Valera ate a meal and as everyone left she had a pen and ink brought to her so she could work on her letter. She began to write and stopped.... crunching the paper in her hands she tossed it to the floor and tried again.<br/><br/>Two hours passed and multiple scraps of paper sat around the queen. "You would think I could write a simple letter."<br/><br/>Exasperated Valera set the pen down and leaned back. The messenger was brought in to deliver the evening letters. Directly on top was a foreign letter with a elegant hand. Somehow Valera knew it was from Ita Horyry. She snatched it up and read. A wide smile spread across her face. She quickly wrote down a reply that she would be happy to meet with KayVenn and that she would be there by the following evening. She sent the messenger out immediately.<br/><br/>She called her guards, "Well my friend we leave tomorrow for Ita Horyry. KayVenn requests an audience with myself."<br/><br/>Valera smiled wider, she was rather looking forward to the trip.