>>18751881Some time later, a sullen, defeated young woman wondered the streets of the Kingdom. Her shoes, her jumper, her skirt, all soaked through by the relentless downpour overhead. How did she get here? She didn't know. How long had she been walking? She didn't know. She didn't know anything. At all. How naive she has been. How pathetic. How disgusting. More time past, blisters swelled on her soles, her eyes sunk in on themselves, her pulse and pace slowed to a crawl. Before long, she found herself in front of a familiar place, a secret small bakery that her and Princess Knight used to visit, she hadn't been in many months, too much to do, too much has happened. She looked through the window, there were no more cakes and the lights were off, only a small piece of paper taped to the glass. "Out of Business" Raging Red turned, leaned against the glass and slid down to sit on the wet brick. Out of business.
(2/2)
