<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1em;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;">Sarah looked at her sapphire ring as she took it off her finger. She had just finished brushing her hair for the night and she had closed the huge windows in her chambers and was getting ready for a good night's sleep. As she changed her clothes from her long flowing dress to her more comfortable nightie. She suddenly started missing her husband, the King, the man she had exchanged sacred vows with just a little over two months ago. Her beloved was off far away in some battlefield fighting the dreaded Hanocks for control of the River Norea. Her heart sank further as a sense of fear enveloped her. How she prayed for her beloved to return safely and for them to finally consummate their marriage.<br/><br/>The queen slowly walked from her dressing room to her giant oak bed. As she walked, she brushed her hair and started humming a song she had heard the court orchestra play. Upon reaching the bed, she sighed, and she continued brushing her long brown hair. After a few more minutes of that she was done and she lay down on her bed and went of to sleep hoping that the next day would bring an end to the war, this was the last thing she did before sleeping since getting married. </span><br/><br/></span><div align="center">****</div><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;">At the crack of dawn, Lady Helena was charged with waking up the Queen. The Queen had been invited to a ball being held by Lady Tabitha, the wife of the Prime Minister to the King. The queen's social calender had recently started filling up more than usual. That was because of an order from the King to keep the queen entertained and to make sure she has no reason to feel despair. The strategy was working and thus more and more balls and parties were being held throughout the Royal Apartments of Astura Castle in honor of the King and the Queen.</span>[/size]<br/><br/>