Rose Garden

Venus was in the throne room when a soldier came to her. He bows in front of her and says, “Your Majesty, a messenger from Sloria has arrived.”

She raises an eyebrow. “Sloria?” she questions. “What need does Sloria have?”

Venus is aware of the country up north which is covered with mountains and snow. There are very few people living in the country because it is quite difficult to live there. Other than the people who live there, no one else can enter Sloria because of the Valley of Death. It is impossible to cross by foot or carriage. People in Ezealyra joke that one has to fly over the Valley of Death to get to Sloria which is impossible to achieve. Whosoever heard of a flying vehicle?

To the Ezealyrians, Sloria is a useless country and of no value. With few people, it is ruled