Present time,
"Auriana wait," everyone turned tonlook at Dahlia. Her presence was already anticipated as the could sense her coming long before she did.
"Is there a problem, Mother?" Auriana asked, also taking steps closer to Dahlia.
"I don't want you to make you feel compelled to do so," Dahlia said after giving nods of recognition to the others. "We can still keep everything the way it is now and tell the kingdom when you are ready."
"They will eventually learn the truth. It just depends on the time and from whom. At the end of the day, nothing really changes. I will face them, so why not do it now and on my own terms?" Auriana uttered, and Dahlia nodded her head.
"Be careful, Auri. I don't want don't want you hurt in any way," she trusted her daughter and her strength, but as a mother, she was still worried.
"I won't get hurt, Mother. Besides, I am not going alone," she said, and Dahlia smiled. "How did you know I am going to Varecien?"
