"Your Highness, what year is it?" Vienna asked him.
The prince faced her. "Are you sure you want to know?" he asked.
"Yes." Vienna strengthened herself, preparing to be told that she had somehow traveled back in time.
Damien's shoulders sagged. "It is the year 3030," he replied.
Vienna gripped the edge of the table nearest to her so she would not fall over. "I am sorry?" Her head spun. The year 3030. "That does not make sense to me. This cannot be the future! There is no electricity, no cell phones..."
Damien gave her a long look. "Maybe we should discuss this later. Dinner is already going to be eventful enough."
Vienna tried to locate her courage. "Please go on. Tell me more."
"There is no electricity or cell phones because of what happened in the last hundred years. The earth's c
