Chapter 58: Fire

Luca couldn't help but think of Scarlett as the procession slowly advanced towards Hovern's field. 

The place wasn't a field, really, but rather a garden, where Queen Edda had opened up a conservatory and a museum. That was one of the first things she had done when she took the crown, turning the place into a beautiful place where people could gather to learn about plants and Arandana's history. 

She was fond of saying that she'd live there if she could, but one of the agreements the council put in place ages ago was that the monarch of Arandana had to reside in the castle. At least, now in dead, that was where she was going to be laid to rest.

Most of the Arandanians stood silently at the side of the road, but some were shedding tears and not holding back their sadness. Most of them had arun lillies in their hands.

Yes, Queen Edda had been good to them. Luca knew of so many kings and queens who used their citizens as cash cows, taking more