Chapter 55

• The Blood Kingdom was not as Elena imagined. As their warrior guide, who introduced himself as Aaron, drove them through the city, he walked them through the places they had passed.
• The place where they were found was called the border market. Most citizens of the blood kingdom do not like associating with outsiders, but the ones who can manage it go out to other Kingdoms to buy goods. No matter how big the blood kingdom was, there were still some things they needed and couldn't be found in their kingdom.
• The kingdom was an Ice wonderland. They continued their remaining journey through the market, and Elena's gaze tore through every area of it. Some children ran happily about, with their mothers loudly scolding them. Some of them were young maidens, with the way they swung their hips, a basket placed at their side, and walked proudly as men whistled to them. The buildings were architectural marvels, a blend between cement and ice. They were built together to form homes that were not the conventional four edges home used back in the remaining kingdoms. Some houses took on unusual shapes, from circles to cones to a mix between a shell and a rectangle. They gave Elena a feeling of coziness, and her curiosity rose on how it would look inside. As they continued their journey down, Elena noted that the trees were so different from the ones she was used to. In the place of leafy green leaves were leaves as white as the ice. The barks of the tree were brown, though much pale compared to the ones she had seen back in other kingdoms. The roads were paved white, and despite how cold it was, it wasn't slippery. Elena made a mental note to check if the horse wore anything to prevent it from slipping.