Well, here's the next part of chapter 1, enjoy!

The rainy seasons in Auria were much longer than in Lian or Starian, but the dry season was equally matched something that Raintal lacked. 

Nala was standing on a terrace wrapped in a shawl. The clouds were far off, but moving quickly. She stood listening to the thunder that seemed to issue from the earth it was shaking. The night of the coronation had been stormy and relentless. 

The guests from other countries were staying at Yarren till the weather improved. Although it stopped raining for intervals, the rainy season would not lighten until the third month. 

Nala had found the more time she spent around the nobles the less she liked them. They were all haughty and conceited; she wondered if any of them knew where she had really come from. 

Princess Robina had confessed later that she had made up the story and that she truly knew nothing of Nala's past. Nala kept her distance from all if she could, hoping that she would never become like them. 

She rubbed her arms and felt goose pimples; she had almost decided to go back in when someone said, "there you are". 

She recognized Robina's voice. She felt an urge to send her away; she didn't feel like having company. She decided to just ignore her. Robina came and stood next to her. She looked at Nala, then out at the spectacular view of the wet sands and the rainforests not far beyond the palace grounds. 

"I've always wondered why my father built our palace in the middle of the desert." She said "and as much as I love Starian, I wouldn't mind moving to Auria, it's a lot wetter than back home." 

Nala was confused by her words, why was she telling her this? "You don't have to pretend with me," she said abruptly. "What?" Asked Nala, taken aback. "You know what I mean, your fine manner and speech, I don't care how you talk and act. Even though others might." 

Nala was lost for words; this was something she had never prepared for. From her earliest memories of schooling, Nala had been taught to diagnose everything someone said, and to answer in kind. 

Robina sighed, "I guess you are just like the rest of those over-dressed self-absorbed, arrogant..." "Alright!" Said Nala annoyed by Robina's implications. 

"I haven't been trained to speak with you this way." Robina raised an eyebrow "trained?" "Yes trained. What do you think, I stole the right to be princess?" She said furiously "yes." Nala made an exasperated noise "I didn't choose this!" To Nala's pleasure, Robina backed away a little. Nala leaned forward against the balcony railing "you wouldn’t understand, you are a princess". 

Robina moved closer "try me".