The two days until departure passed in a blink.
After a long discussion, Edward, Aeris, and Seraphine made their choice—they would accompany Prince Arthur on his journey to the Elven Kingdom. The prince's face had lit up at their decision, and for the first time since arriving in the capital, Edward had seen him look genuinely relieved.
The days that followed were simple.
They prepared for the journey, though in truth none of them had much to pack—most of their belongings had been left behind in Ashenhold. For Edward, that was both a strange and sobering thought. So much had changed since then that he wasn't even sure what "home" meant anymore.
And now came the day they would leave for the Elven Kingdom.
The very idea of elves was still strange to Edward. It sounded like something pulled from an old fantasy novel rather than something real. But everyone around him seemed so casual about it that he had no choice but to push that disbelief aside.
