With that many people streaming in through the doors for an impromptu party, the royal couple needed all the hands they could get, including trackers- in-training. King Evert and Queen Mina had opened the doors to all the Kanin in our capital of Doldastam, and there were over ten thousand of us living here. That's why at the end of the night, despite the growing ache in my bare feet, I was a little saddened to be relieved of my duties. My duties for the night involved standing at attention during the formalities, and surveying the rooms for signs of trouble the rest of the night, which mostly meant directing the increasingly inebriated party guests to the bathroom.īut still, I had been here, working alongside other trackers and even the more elite Högdragen- the guards charged with protecting the Kanin kingdom. Since my graduation was still several months away, I hadn't been given any major detail or heady responsibility. Even though I had been working for over twelve hours, I felt wide awake and even a little buzzed, like I'd gotten a contact high from the energy around me, not to mention the thrill of completing my first real assignment as a tracker. Author's Note: This is an exclusive excerpt for Wattpad readers.Īs dawn began to approach, the celebration finally wound to a close.
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