Imperial Academy
"She's not in the secret realm," Rebecca said, stepping through the shimmering portal and landing softly on the polished floor of the Academy chamber. Her face was tight, controlled. "I scanned every pocket dimension connected to it. Nothing. And I can't sense her life force anywhere on this world."
Adam leaned back in his chair, swirling a glass of something bright orange. "Maybe she decided to take a vacation. A sabbatical. You know, before the whole coronation thing. Being queen of an entire dimension is a lot of paperwork. If it were me, I'd delegate everything and disappear to a beach somewhere." He grinned, taking a long sip.
"You mean the way you delegated an entire planet to my seventeen-year-old daughter?" Alex said flatly, arms crossed.
