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Chapter Twenty-One
The next morning I woke up in the giant bed I had slept in the night before I originally left Skiora. Sandy had knocked on the door and entered, laying out a lovely casual purple dress for me. It was a hesen fabric of some kind to be worn on warmer days, which this certainly was.
“This afternoon you must return to change into ceremonial wear, for your Knighting.” She smiles.
“Knighting?” I question, getting up out of the bed in a pair of pyjamas I had picked up from a thrift store that said ‘I Heart New York’. She was very interested in my clothing, little did she know I brought back a dress for her.
“Yes, the King has to knight you in order for you to join the King’s Guard. He’s very excited to have you.”
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