Madeline Elizabeth Sarah Thorne was preparing for her daily duties. Not to mention, as a close friend of the princess herself, she wanted to be there for Annabelle. And so, she quickly got ready for the day ahead. She brushed her hair and did her makeup. She was wearing a clean dress and everything. She left her room and went to meet up with Annabelle. She glanced out a window as she passed it and looked towards the horizon. She sighed a bit. She thought about the threat of war and everything. Madeline worried for and about the princess. She could not imagine going through what she was going through. She could only hope things worked out for her. Annabelle Marie Elizabeth Phillips was the princess of her lands. She would be queen once she married. However, she had hoped to marry for love and for a few more years to pass before she had to marry. Now, the circumstances have changed. There was a threat of an all out supernatural magical war. She feared for her people and her home. She felt that she had no other choice but to gain an alliance, and one way to gain one was through marriage. She had finished changing and doing her makeup. She brushed her hair and everything. Suitors were soon to start arriving to try and obtain her hand in marriage. They were certain to be competitive, she thought. She sighed. The princess continued the same prayer she had for a while now. She hoped that it would be granted. And so, she stood up and left her room. She went to the main hall and would wait there.