Entering the study carpeted with deep blue velvet, Victoria felt a sense of the world turning upside down, as if everything had changed.
The first time she entered here was with her father, led by the previous Duke of the North. Here she saw Francis II in his prime and the young Wales Moen. At that time, she was still a slightly naïve girl, and the country was running steadily and monotonously as it had for centuries, seemingly never to change.
The last time she came here was on the eve of her departure for the Gigantic Tree Path Entrance. Sitting behind the desk was Wales Moen, who had returned to Silver Castle. The kingdom was in the process of splitting apart, and an unexpected and terrifying crisis was brewing on the Plains of the Holy Spirits.
