On the eve of the day the witch was defeated…
DG sat alone on one of the couches in a room that looked like it should be a library, except that it was devoid of books. 'Not surprising,' she thought to herself. 'I bet the witch was too busy trying to conquer the O.Z. to have time to read.' At this thought, she smiled a bit, but it didn't reach her eyes. Even though everything she had hoped for had come true, she was still a little sad and scared. If only…
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a man sitting down next to her. She turned her head. It was Wyatt Cain.
Neither spoke for some time; after all they had been through together in the brief time they'd know each other, words seemed irrelevant. However, DG finally broke the silence.
"I'm scared," she confided in him, unable to hold in her emotions any longer. "I know I shouldn't be; after all, the witch is defeated and the O.Z. is free. But I still am."
"What are you scared of?" he asked, quiet voice echoing in the empty library.
"I don't know, it's just that people seem to expect so much from me, even though I've barely been here a week. They think I'm someone I'm not. My…" She struggled with the word. "My mother, she's been expecting me to act like a princess all day. Going out to the people, comforting them, helping them. Being all regal. I've never been a princess before- I have no idea what to do! But I don't feel like I can disappoint her. So I have to do what she asks, be who she wants.
And Azkadellia's been hiding from everyone all day, like she's afraid they'll still think the witch inhabits her and will try to kill her. It's understandable, but now my mother expects me to be enough of a princess to make up for her absence. And I can't. I just don't know what I'm doing, Cain, and it scares me. How am I supposed to be a princess without disappointing anyone? In Kansas, we didn't have princesses! I could be who I wanted- everyone could! But now I come here, and I'm thrust into a role that I have no idea how to play. How am I going to do it? Who am I supposed to be?"
DG trailed off, aware that she was rambling on. Looking at Cain to see his reaction, she was rewarded with a small smile and an answer.
"You could just be DG."