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advisers were waiting for her near the throne. They all appeared to be annoyed that nobody had seen them earlier. She nodded to them and they bowed in return. Her instincts told her to take a seat on her throne. The only problem was that there were two thrones. No matter how hard she tried to figure it out, she couldn’t work out which one was hers.
    “Ah, you’ve arrived,” she instantly recognized Paul’s voice.
    “Yes, I have. The advisers appear to want to have a word with us,” she replied.
    “Mostly you, I’m sure. They don’t often like my answers.”
    She held back a laugh and allowed him to take her arm and escort her to her throne. He kissed her on the cheek and took his place at the throne next to hers. It became obvious that she was the one who was truly in power. Paul had taken the smaller throne, signifying that he was less important. Paul and I as King and Queen , she thought as she listened to the first of the advisers. He spoke of a grain shortage in the southern kingdoms. She could tell that he wanted to raise the prices, but she quickly denied his request. Paul nodded in agreement and motioned for the next man to approach. The next three advisers asked similar questions and Emily disappointed each of them. She glanced at Paul and he was smiling at how easily she had ruined the day of each of the snakes. The final advisor bowed low and paused a moment before addressing her.
    “Milady, the Holy Order has threatened to attack the town of Korvant if we do not surrender the children born with the ability to use magic. Their threat seems to be real this time,” the man tried hard to hide his anger.
    “Fools! They will not get away with this!” Paul yelled as he stood up from his throne.
    “Hold a moment, dear. We can’t just refuse them. We need to try for peace. Tell them that I am coming to meet them as soon as I can leave,” Emily spoke with dignity and grace in spite of the fact that she was seething inside.
    The room around her began to change. Much to her surprise, it did not return to the empty room as it had many times before. Instead, she was standing inside of a tent that was littered with maps and other scrolls. Paul was looking over several of them at once. She let out a sigh and started to head for the exit when she was interrupted by a man in plate armor. He had a white tabard with a large hammer symbol on it. There was a small letter in his hand. He handed it to Emily and then turned to leave. “Show some respect,” Paul muttered when he noticed the man failed to bow before leaving. Emily rolled her eyes and started walking over to him. She read the letter aloud so that he could know its contents as well.
    “Your willingness to discuss this matter pleases me. Although I must warn against any attempt at diversion or stalling. My men are prepared to conquer Galimdor over this matter,” it was signed by the Grand Cleric Bartholomew.
    “Imprudent little man. He thinks he can bully us into giving up those innocent children. The Wizards can train them just fine. I am ready to ride to battle at your word,” Paul’s eyes shone with fury.
    “Perhaps we should meet before striking with our swords. Come, I want you at my side for this meeting,” she waved Paul toward her.
    “I wouldn’t miss it for the world, my Queen,” he put an emphasis on “my” when he spoke.
    She smiled at him before turning to leave the tent. I mustn’t let my imagination run away with me , she thought, though this may be my only chance to be with him . She shook off the thought and hoped that the real Paul would mirror the feelings of this one. The two traveled the short distance between the camps and took their seats at the small table set forth for the discussions. They could see Grand Cleric Bartholomew and his small group of guards coming down from the Holy Order’s camp. It seemed that the leader of the Holy Order wanted to bring some backup for his bullying tactics. Emily gritted her teeth and