The engagement had been negotiated over months of careful diplomacy, and now he would meet the woman who would share his throne.
As his carriage approached the main city of Shuk'ha Province, another traveler was also making his way through the bustling streets.
Ewen, a young man with brown-black hair and the lean build of someone who spent more time with books, walked quickly through the crowded marketplace. His simple brown robes marked him as a scholar rather than nobility, and he drew little attention from the merchants and citizens going about their daily business.
Ewen had been Veronica's partner.
What brought him to Shuk'ha Province now, at this particular moment, was a mystery known only to himself.
The city around him buzzed with unusual activity.
Banners hung from every building in preparation for the prince's arrival, and soldiers in the provincial guard's green and gold uniforms stood at every major intersection.
