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Sadie was grinning like a child as she ran out of the palace. Daphne watched her with a smile on her own face. Sadie was right. She’d been so caught up with everything that had been happening lately, she had forgotten what it was like to leave the palace gates and go anywhere.

Sadie was her usual cheerful self, stopping by every flower to pick it. She put it to her nose and inhaled deeply.

“Aah! I