Mark ‘Is it just me, or does this place remind you of a ghost town?’ I ask Levi telepathically. ‘Yeah. Everyone seems like they’re moving robotically.’ He’s right. They do. People walk in single file, arms swinging back and forth and their eyes forward. Children playing do so in silence. Everything seems so Stepford. This place is weird. It’s so quiet here. It’s not like back home, where there’s always something going on. Children laugh loudly while playing, and everybody has fun. Lykos is a happy place, and I couldn’t imagine growing up any place else. What kind of Queen was Oriana? A strict one if the sight of these people is anything to go by. “Wow, this place is huge,” Sophie mumbles, clutching my hand tightly. The palace before us is vast. From what Lyric told us, this place h