"That explains why your guards let us straight in," Castiel said.
I nodded. "Father agreed to tell all the staff to give you a safe haven when you arrived."
Azia sighed with relief. "I guess that means you've already decided to come with us."
"Yes. I've seen it." There was no point beating around the bush. I didn't know them, which meant I couldn't trust them. But I did know my own mind, and my visions so far had come true in some way, shape, or form. I had to believe that if these people were going to hurt me, then my gifts wouldn't make it seem as if it was all right to go with them.
"Good," Azia said.
"But I need to know before we go, will this help my mother?"
"Yes," Deon said. "If by that you mean something's gone wrong with her happy ending."
I nodded. "She's been in a coma for a couple of weeks. A magic doctor said she was cursed and that I was the key to breaking it. But, she didn't tell me anything more than that."
"I'm sorry," Azia said. "Things like that are happening all over the kingdoms. My own mother is cursed too."
"I know. I've had someone getting the papers for me. Though, we haven't had much in the way of news since Urbis shut its gates. Even the people from Urbis itself can't get back in," I told them.
"That's not good."
"No. Not with the Urbis guard after you all, too."
"You've heard about that, too?" Castiel asked.
I shrugged. "It came along with the newspapers. It's why I talked to Father about letting you in before the Urbis guard got here," I admitted.
I wanted to know what they'd done to end up on the receiving end of a manhunt, but it didn't feel like the right time to ask. I was sure I'd find out soon enough.
A slightly uncomfortable silence fell over the room. No doubt, it was because I was a newcomer, and none of them knew what to make of me just yet. That would change, but for now, it would mean I had to put myself out there a few more times. That wasn't a problem for me; I was used to taking control. I'd been training for it my entire life.
"So," I started. "Where are we going next?" Perhaps, it was a silly question, given what I'd seen in my visions, but I needed to check what I'd seen against what they wanted.
"We're going to Urbis. That's closest," Gaia said.
While she wasn't technically wrong, I knew from my vision that Urbis wasn't our next stop. But it probably was the one after that.
"No," I blurted out.
Multiple sets of golden-eyes turned to stare at me. It was a disconcerting sight. The only person I knew with eyes like that was me. With how odd they looked, I was surprised anyone ever looked at me directly.
I supposed when there were so many of them already, having the new person say no wasn't exactly expected. And yet, here I was, being stubborn.
"I mean, I saw where we go next, and it isn't Urbis," I amended quickly.
"Oh?" Gaia raised an eyebrow. "We've visited most of the kingdoms already, I doubt we need to go back to any of them."
"What about Skyla?" I asked.
"We haven't been there yet," Deon said from the back.
I was glad I'd seen them all in my dreams and had names to put to the faces. It made it easier now that I was face to face with them.
"That's where I saw us. My visions have only ever been of a couple of days ahead at the most." Not the most useful of traits for seeing the future, but my guess was that my gifts would get stronger in time.
"Then that's where we'll go," Azia said. "To Skyla."
I nodded. It felt like that was the right choice, even if I couldn't fully explain why I was so certain. What I did know was that I was looking forward to seeing the sky castles and waterfalls in person.
It was time to go travel the world and find a cure for Mother's curse in the process.
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PREQUEL
SLEEPING BEAUTY
1. Queen of Dragons
2. Heiress of Embers
3. Throne of Fury
4. Goddess of Flames
LITTLE MERMAID
5. Queen of Mermaids
6. Heiress of the Sea
7. Throne of Change
8. Goddess of Water
RED RIDING HOOD
9. King of Wolves
10. Heir of the Curse
11. Throne of Night
12. God of Shifters
RAPUNZEL
13. King of Devotion
14. Heir of Thorns
15. Throne of Enchantment
16. God of Loyalty
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
17. Queen of Unicorns
18. Heiress of Gold
19. Throne of Sacrifice
20. Goddess of Loss
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
21. King of Beasts
22. Heir of Beauty
23. Throne of Betrayal
24. God of Illusion
ALADDIN
25. Queen of the Sun
26. Heiress of Shadows
27. Throne of the Phoenix
28. Goddess of Fire
CINDERELLA
29. Queen of Song
30. Heiress of Melody
31. Throne of Symphony
32. Goddess of Harmony
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
33. Queen of Clockwork
34. Heiress of Delusion
35. Throne of Cards
36. Goddess of Hearts
WIZARD OF OZ
37. King of Traitors
38. Heir of Fugitives
39. Throne of Emeralds
40. God of Storms
SNOW WHITE
41. Queen of Reflections
42. Heiress of Mirrors
43. Throne of Wands
44. Goddess of Magic
PETER PAN
45. Queen of Skies
46. Heiress of Stars
47. Throne of Feathers
48. Goddess of Air
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49. Kingdom of Royalty
50. Kingdom of Power
51. Kingdom of Fairytales
52. Kingdom of Ever After
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