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glanced back at him. “I’ll see you at dinner.”
    I closed the door behind me and turned, hoping to see Fitzray in the hall. He wasn’t there. I walked quietly to his room, or at least what I assumed was his room. When I peered inside, I saw it was strangely dark. The heavy curtains kept any light from coming through. It was clean, which made it difficult to tell if it was one of the many guest rooms or not, but then I noticed a stack of hardbound books on the desk located in front of one of the dark curtained windows. When I stepped inside to investigate, the door closed, startling me. The only light that came from the hall was gone now.
    I felt a grip on my arms and was harshly spun around to face what I could not see. I was positive it was Fitzray, now feeling his embrace and the repetition of kissing on my face.
    I broke away from his grip to feel my way around the room until I saw a faint ripple in the wall suggesting a curtain. I pulled it aside to allow the light to flood into the room. I examined the books on his desk and then turned to a servant who knocked on the door.
    “Dinner is ready,” she paused to curtsey, “my Queen.”
    I turned back to Fitzray. “There are a lot of things I wanted to see.” I eyed the books again.
    “You can see everything after dinner.” I considered not having dinner, even after Fitzray insisted.
    I took my seat at the table with Fitzray and Pete. There was an awkward silence until Pete looked at me, compelled to speak.
    “We need to have a meeting with our Allies. You know, one of those annual things. We are scheduled to leave in a couple of days.  I suggest you come with us, even though you’ve just recovered from reincarnation. It’s important that you meet our Allies.”
    I hesitated and my eyes flew to Fitzray as though I instinctively searched for an answer from him, for his glance to assure me. His eyes were not directed toward me though, until the silence forced him to look at me curiously.
    “You can come with us.” I could hear a hint of insistence in his voice. He wanted me to come and I didn’t blame them, either of them. I wasn’t even sure how long I had been away from them. They were uneasy inviting me, but what would I do at the palace alone?
    “I’ll come.” I said quietly. Pete smiled to himself as he stared down at his food. He was pleased with me and I was glad I had agreed.
    “I’ll have a servant pack some of your things.”
    “That’s not necessary. I can do it myself.”
    Pete looked up, stared at Fitzray for a moment as though telling him something. “You should get some rest then. You’ll need your strength before we set sail.”
    “We’re traveling by boat?”
    Fitzray nodded in response and then calmly put a hand on my shoulder. “Go on upstairs.” He insisted.
    Without question, I did as I was told, retreated to my room. I rested, regained strength I had lost, and braced myself, awaiting to see the new world, and what the world had become in my absence.            
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter 6 - Sea Travel
     
    M y first night at sea was hard. Feeling the rock of the boat was a lot to get used to. I didn’t know what could have possibly brought my sick stomach to the dinner table that night, but I knew our first meeting on the boat was going to be important.
                  I took my seat at the head of the table beside Pete, Fitzray to my right. A vampire Pete had introduced to me earlier, gone by the name Raven, started to give us an update of our plans for the voyage. I knew he was Pete’s right hand man under our alliances and foreign affairs. I recalled Pete had told me he was a commander, which he looked everything but so, except for a rigid scar on the right side of his jaw line. Pete told me that he had won several battles with a foreign enemy.
                  Pete sat back and sighed, losing interest in another man who interrupted Raven. He