She glanced to her right, and there he was.
"Are you here?" Evangeline murmured as she stepped into the outer corridor, her gown trailing smoothly behind her.
"Of course, my Queen," Silver's voice echoed from the shadows, the light chiming of his bells cutting through the dark hallway. "I was merely waiting for you to finish your spectacular morning show. A beautiful mess, if I do say so myself."
A knowing, lethal smile played on her lips. "Very well, then. Let us leave now."
Minutes later, the heavy iron gates parted, and Evangeline stepped beneath the blinding morning sun into the center of the grand Imperial Arena.
