April grew increasingly nervous as they advanced; the closer they were to the palace, the more her anxiety and fear grew. Alessandro seemed to be just as nervous as she was, repeatedly running his hand over his head and touching his hair, something he often did when he was nervous. As they neared the palace, Alessandro asked, "How are we going to get into the palace?" "Through the main gate. We will need an audience with the queen, and announcing ourselves is the only way to get it." "That's risky. What will we do if she doesn't grant us an audience and sends us straight to the dungeons?" What Alessandro had said had also crossed her mind several times. Ethan replied, "That won't happen. She wants to see April." "How can you be so sure of that?" "Queen Enora never leaves the kingdom