Back in the centaur village, inside the town hall where the elders had been waiting, another guest had arrived.
"This is OUTRAGEOUS!"
Poppy stood in the center of the hall, her tiny arms crossed, her silver hair practically bristling with indignation.
She had arrived twenty minutes ago after having received word that Luca was doing something in the council hall. As queen, there was absolutely no way she was going to let that go uninvestigated.
Everyone in this village was her responsibility. And if the Hero was in there bullying her precious elders, then she was going to march right in and defend them.
But when she stepped she found that Luca wasn't even there at all!
He had vanished through some kind of portal, and the elders were refusing to tell her anything.
"What do you mean it's a surprise?" Poppy demanded, stamping her tiny hoof against the floor. "I am your Queen! I order you to tell me what's going on immediately!"
