Fear or anxious?

After Sheila entered the carriage, she looked out the window as the carriage started to move. She was still thinking about the man at the bank—something about him made her feel uneasy. His gray-brown hair looked very familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it. She needed to remember where she had seen him. What if he wasn’t just an accountant? What if he was an assassin? Sheila sighed.

The man’s gaze wasn’t just as creepy as a ghost’s; it was more like a mysterious one. It felt like he was hiding something—something that didn’t add up. She couldn’t shake the feeling that he was watching her, even though they’d only exchanged a few words. There was something unsettling about the way his eyes lingered when she handed him her ID card, like he knew more than he should.

But why? Sheila tried to push the thought out of her mind. It was probably nothing. She had bigger things to worry about than some strange man. The treasure, the journey, the dangers awaiting her—they were the things she needed to focus on.

But the more she tried to ignore it, the more her mind kept circling back to that eerie look he gave her. She didn’t know it yet, but that man’s presence in her life wasn’t an accident. Something was pulling her deeper into a web of mystery—and she hadn’t even realized how much danger she was in.

Sheila shifted uncomfortably in her seat, the weight of her decision to leave everything behind weighing heavily on her shoulders. The map she had spread out on her lap seemed to mock her—so many unknowns, so many dangers. But it was her only chance to escape. To find the diamond.

The idea of the treasure filled her with both excitement and dread. It was supposed to grant a wish, but was it really worth the risk? There were too many unknowns. What if the diamond didn’t just grant wishes—it took them? Or worse, what if the treasure was cursed?

The carriage jerked as it turned onto another street, snapping Sheila out of her thoughts. She glanced up, and for a split second, she thought she saw the same man from the bank standing on the street corner. But when she blinked, he was gone. A chill ran down her spine. No, it couldn’t be. It must have been a trick of the light.

Her fingers tightened around the map, her heart racing. She had to focus. She couldn’t let herself be distracted by paranoia. Not now. She had a plan. She had to stick to it.

As the carriage pulled into the heart of the Main Capital, Sheila took a deep breath, preparing herself for what was to come. The city was bustling, people moving in every direction, the noise almost deafening. It was both overwhelming and exhilarating. She had made it this far. But the hardest part was just beginning.

When the carriage finally stopped, Sheila stepped out, her boots hitting the cobblestones with a soft thud. The weight of the knife in her belt and the map in her hand reminded her that she wasn’t just a lost princess anymore—she was someone on a mission. A mission to change her fate, no matter what the cost.

“Take me to the docks,” Sheila said, her voice steady.

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To be continued.

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