Elizabeth instinctively took a step back.
Her brows knitted as she suppressed the unease she felt upon meeting Skyler's gaze.
Without acknowledging the disrespect he had just shown—or even the strange fact that he now stood so much taller than her—she turned and began walking toward the Royal Castle. Her voice drifted toward him.
"Follow me."
Just as the two vanished into the Royal Castle, the ninety-nine youths breathed a quiet sigh of relief. But before that relief could even completely settle, a crowd of reporters came rushing into the garden.
The pillars of light had already drawn attention, and citizens living in the city where the Royal Castle was had quickly spread the news, alerting the media.
Desperate to uncover what was going on, many reporters flooded toward the castle.
