I pushed against the doors to my chambers.

They were right where I left them, undisturbed in a layer of untouched dust, centuries old.

The Old Palace was quiet.

The Imp King fast asleep in his own Chambers.

My desk untouched. The entire City was empty.

I walked the room, remembering.

It was all out of my hands. If I do anymore, I violate Free Will. All I can do at this point is give them the space to Choose and Grow.

The Imp King would decide their fate.

Should he awaken and remember, should he decide that he loved me after all, then The Healing Garden would flourish.

Should he decide, after all that he doesn’t and never did…

I pulled off my traveler’s cloak and dropped it onto my bed. I would make plans to Grow my mind until I am Energy and then, I would leave this place and enter the Ethereal, never bothering to look back.

He is the only reason why ever I would stay.

If Love is not for me, then I’ll not stand around waiting for it.

I walked to my desk and pulled out my papers and a quill.

I brushed the chair off, the desk, and sat down. I was too tired to fight anymore and laid myself back into the Vortex, willing the Current to carry me.

• The Queen’s Chambers. The Intimate Confessions of A Goddess Queen
• PANDO and Build-A-Business
• My Books… The Salmon of Knowledge

I sat back. I had managed to condense my work load down to these few pieces.

I want to start a Meditation Space.

I thought on that deep and hard. I was so far off from where I started… and so much closer to my destination. I felt…

I put my head down on the table and sobbed.

It’s too hard. All of this. It was so lonely. And for no reward. Just… I had to do it.

So do it, I would and then, I’ll leave. I’ll grow on.

I have no reason to stay here.