"Once the flowers will bloom, we’ll be doomed." I hear Princess Athena say.

What does she mean by that?

For the longest time, we have all been told that flowers cannot bloom on their own. Not without the royals’ help.

Does this mean that they can?

King Uzoma voice booms, "Do not speak of such foolishness, child. We have made sure that there is no way for any life to be formed without us."

I watch as Athena flinches slightly but she does not back down. Instead, she steps forward, her long blue gown following with her. "Your Majesty, please- You have to understand. I saw it with my own eyes! There was a section in Ibandan Dasos-" _The Forest of Death._ "And it was filled with life, Father. There were rabbits, dears, berries-" she pauses and lets out a breath. "It was the most beautiful but terrifying thing I had ever seen."

My heart fills with hope. If that existed in The Forest of Death, then who knows what else exists in Kaso?

Suddenly, my imprisonment in the palace dungeons become the best thing that was to happen to me.

I’m so glad I was reckless for once and escaped the cell.

There is life in Kaso.