So. We're here. It's not as grand as I expected. So far, it looks pretty much normal, though Tris warned me that would change as soon as we reached the palace. We're almost there now, a very good thing since Sarani and Appala are almost completely tired out. But im nervous. Tris says that she'll be back in 5 days. But I have to live alone at the palace for five days.
I walked in, Tris beside me. As the opal/gold doors slid open, I got a feeling of the pure majesty of the place. And not majesty just as in luxury, but also in respect. Respect not only for Jade, the queen, but also for anyone. I knew that Jade must listen to what every citizen of her country had to say. And I knew why Alyaia was the stuff of legends. I walked down the long wooden hall, until I saw Jade at the end. When I saw her, I almost stopped. She was alone, a slim golden coronet atop her head. Her hand rested on a Jade globe. She was wearing a simple dark green silk slip. The golden coronet seemed to glow, and I knew it probably did. After all, this was Alyaia. There was no question about the Jade globe. When I first walked in, I wondered how the hall was so light with no windows, and no artificial lights on the walls. Now I knew. The Jade globe emitted rays of glorious, warm light. But the queen outshone her ornaments. She was beautiful, with waist-length jet black smooth hair, emerald eyes, and pale porcelain skin. She didn't seem to notice me and Tris until we were right in front of her.
Then she sat up, a gleam in her eye.