"So, what do you think?" Brendan stands in front of Natalie looking all nervous and she wonders why. He's been both weird and awesome ever since her name got written into the royal register. She still can't believe that she became royal with a stroke of a pen and now she has dark shadows lingering around her all the time. With almost each person she meets giving her a bow.
"I can't believe that just happened."
She stares out at the biggest banner that she has ever seen.
"Welcome to Thievania, Natalie."
It's running from one end of the open space to the other while a bonfire illuminates the words that have been printed in big bold letters. It reminds her of the first ever decision she has made without doing a thousand calculations on it. She is Thievanian now and it's still so surreal.
