As we approached the protective forcefield on the edge of the city, Creine told us to brace ourselves. He was the only person who had been out of the city, and according to him, going through the forcefield felt like 'all the breath getting sucked out of your body while you are simultaneously being injected with red-hot lava'. Which was a pretty accurate description.

Fortunately, it only lasted a second before we emerged onto a large, smooth road surrounded by a green forest.

"Holy Yaskid," I gasped as I took in the breathtaking beauty. "It's almost as captivating as my beautifully manicured SWORD!"

Penelope looked as awestruck as I did, in fact she seemed to look a bit more energetic because of it. Creine was driving because he had already seen all of this before and he wasn't dying just yet, so it was more or less safe.

After like 2 hours of Creine slowly being driven crazy by Penelope and I belting out Disney songs and musicals, we finally arrived at our destination.

"We're finally here. Now I can go do a Vincent Van Gogh and cut off my ears, because both of you are the worst singers in all of Berlinkisan." Penelope responded by screeching the beginning lyrics of Get Down.

"SITTIN' HERE ALL ALONE, ON A THRONE, IN A PALACE THAT I HAPPEN TO OWN, BRING ME SOME PHEASANT, KEEP IT ON THE BONE-"

"I won't keep your body on its bones if you don't shut up right now!" Penelope and I quickly shut up. It wasn't often that Creine would threaten us, but when he did, we listened because we knew he could make good on his threats easily.

"Finally, a little peace and quiet. Anyway let's go visit your friend. Why do they live in Ergland anyway, I thought only the egg people were allowed to live there."

"Um, my friend is kind of an exception...? Whatever, just- you'll see when we get there." We walked into the large stone building, Creine and Penelope marveling at the beautiful black marble that the building was made of. I walked up to the receptionist who was playing Minesweeper on the computer.

"Hey, I'm here to see Arra." The girl startled and immediately switched tabs to something official-looking.

"AH- Sure thing, Miss Azartania. Wait down the hall, in the first room on the right."

"Thanks. And can you tell her I brought a friend?" She nodded and typed something into the computer, then went back to playing the game. I went up to Creine and Penelope and dragged them down the hall and into the room because we would've been there all day otherwise as they admired the building. The room had large windows, plush velvet chairs, and a couple of bookcases filled with thick, smooth books.

Around 5 minutes later, the door opened and a brown-haired girl about my age wearing silver jeans, a crop top that said 'NAP TIME' on it, a pink bomber jacket, a furry eye mask, and black sleep socks walked in. She was carrying a large tumbler of coffee and chugging it at an alarming rate. 

"Presenting Queen Arra of Ergland," a courtier announced, then left the room. Creine's and Penelope's jaws dropped.

"YOU KNOW THE FREAKING QUEEN OF ERGLAND?!" Arra turned towards them, smirking.

"Yep she does."

"Sup Arra? I brought a bag of that rare coffee you love so much."

"Yess! Thanks girl, you're a lifesaver. I was running low on my supply," Then, to one of the servants outside, she shouted "HEY, CAN YOU MAKE ME SOME COFFEE? I'M OUT!" and pointed to the cup that was already empty. After 2 minutes. SHE. DRANK. A. 32. OUNCE. COFFEE. IN. TWO. MINUTES. 

"Your usual order, Your Majesty?" one of the servants asked.

"Yep. One 32-ounce nitro cold brew with 8 pumps of espresso, pumpkin spice, marshmallow fluff, one cup of half-and-half, one-quarter cup of coconut milk, salted caramel, waffle cone bits, hydro-frozen apple slices, white chocolate whipped cream, banana milk foam, butter toffee drizzle, cherry blossom extract, strawberry ice cream, pineapple juice, grated cinnamon, blue raspberry candy dust, one whole ground nutmeg seed, 2 shots of vodka (proceeds to pour half the bottle), Logan's Berry Crofter's, tomato confit, and exactly 182 rainbow sprinkles." Sheret, Arra was worse than that Unicorn Vsco girl at the beginning of the book.