You travel towards the capitol for a day and a night, only stopping to rest for a few hours under a weeping willow. The next day, you come across a town where, with the last few coins you possess, you purchase a sandwich. Another vendor, hoping to get more of your coins, hands you a multicolored egg that he claims is actually a dragon egg. You take it with a muttered thanks, though you are pretty sure no dragon lays an egg that small.

When you finally see the castle in the distance, you hasten your pace. It's almost dawn when you reach the outer city walls, the sky still a deep indigo blue with thousands of stars shining down. You made it. All you need to do, is beg the King and Queen for asylum and you will never have to worry about your evil step-mother's plot again. Though leaving your father's kingdom in her hands isn't what you want, you decide that is a problem for another day.