The light of the sun of the early morning painted the landscape of the Sol Kingdom, all of its towns with their houses and markets, the Queen, Blaze the cat, was glancing that scene from the balcony outside of her room on the castle, she was wearing a purple dress and her hair was loose, her crown had little red diamonds surrounding it. She took a deep breath, and tried to forget her duties as a queen just for a brief moment, then she closed her eyes and exhaled.

After about a minute, she entered her room and exited towards the stairs, she went downstairs heading to the dining room, where Rachel, Blaze's assistant, a female fennec fox who was wearing a white dress, was waiting for her standing next to the large wooden table. "Morning your highness." Rachel pulled a chair away from the table.

Blaze walked towards the chair and sat down. "Good morning."

Rachel went to the bar that faced the kitchen for a glass and a jug with milk. "Hope you slept well."

Blaze sighed. "More less, thank you, this queen stuff can be messy you know."

Rachel put the glass on the table and poured some milk in it. "Well, I hope this breakfast I've made for you helps a little bit." She went back to the bar to pick up two plates, a small, empty one and a big one full of pancakes, then she put them over the table, alongside a fork and a knife. "I think you'll love this."

Blaze's eyes widened. "You always know what I like! Thanks." She put two pancakes on her plate with the fork.

"Oh, it's nothing your highness." Rachel said, she was standing next to Blaze.

While cutting her pancakes in pieces, Blaze looked at Rachel. "I hate to eat alone, can you join me?"

"Oh, thanks but I uhm…" Rachel was interrupted before being able to invent an excuse.

"Rachel, grab a plate and eat with me, please." Blaze demanded.

Rachel nodded and took another plate from the bar and took a pair of cutlery, then she sat down a few places away from Blaze.

Blaze sighed. "I want to talk about something important, can you sit next to me?" Rachel stood up and sat alongside Blaze. "Rachel, we have known each other for a very long time, I don't know why you are so shy with me." Blaze had a look of worry while looking at Rachel.

"It's just that, my purpose is to serve you in gratitude of what your family did for mine, and nothing else." Rachel said.

"Rachel, you don't serve me, we help each other, it's different." Blaze left her fork over the table for a moment. "You are my best friend, a sister to me, and that's all, you don't know how it hurts when you call me your highness or something like that."

A tear went down through Rachel's cheek. "I'm sorry."

Blaze put her hand on Rachel's shoulder. "Just call me Blaze, I ask you to see me the way I see you, the way it is, we are sisters, Rachel, I need you to believe that, and that you aren't and had never been my servant, you help me with my duties, you make this wonderful food, but it's because we are a team, a strong team."

Rachel chuckled and cleaned the tear from her face. "Thank you, your…" She sighed. "Thank you Blaze." She smiled and hugged Blaze.

Blaze hugged her back. "It's nothing, sis." She broke the hug. "Come on, let's try your wonderful pancakes before they get cold."

"They are not that great." Rachel said.

"Because you haven't tasted them, am I wrong?" Blaze asked.

"I usually don't taste the food I cook to you, I just eat something from the cupboard in the afternoon." Rachel answered.

"That is over, Rachel, from now we will eat and do everything together, as a family." Blaze said.

Something came to Rachel's mind before trying her food. "Speaking of family, where is Spark?" She said.

Blaze sighed. "You know him, he must be exploring the kingdom."

After a couple of minutes, they finished eating their pancakes. "Wonderful like always." Blaze said.

Rachel nodded. "I have to admit it, I'm very good at this."

They both laughed briefly. "Any news? Please say no." Blaze took a sip from her glass of milk.

Rachel sighed. "People from the town of Lumbre have reported some conflicts near the mining zone."

"Well they have autonomy, it's up to the governor I guess." Blaze said.

"The matter is that the reports indicate possible slavery, and the code says that in that cases the queen must…" Rachel was interrupted.

"Interfere." Blaze sighed. "Alright then, can you prepare a vehicle for the afternoon please?"

Rachel stood up and nodded. "Sure Blaze." She took the plates and the cutlery from the table and went to the kitchen.