Chapter One: The palace walls

Silence falls upon the room, his breathing loud. He was scared. I reach up and fix his crooked bow tie, and smile. I circle around him running my finger along his coat. I stop at his left ear, stand on my toes , and whisper......

I gazed out at the wondrous hills, I have never seen beyond them. Our society stands surrounded by large walls. There's only one person I know of whos' been past the walls and she never came back. I sighed turning away from the window.