The president handed the ring to Selpe. "Wear it before we enter."
Selpe nodded and took the ring, calmly sliding it onto her right hand.
They walked to the gate. It looked far larger than before, almost like comparing one to ten. The president placed his hand on a podium-like screen marked with blue biometric lines, and as he did, it glowed purple.
To their surprise, the gate trembled and shifted, opening a path to the place behind it. A mist of clouds rose and swept past them.
Then they stepped inside through the opening, and the gate shut at once.
A straight road stretched ahead, leading toward the majestic castle that rose high in the sky. Sunlight lit it from far away, at least twenty to thirty kilometres in the distance. What made it even more striking was the mist of clouds wrapped around it. That was where the King, his family, and their relatives lived. It was a long way from the gate.
