it barely seemed the hour

she was hesitant to look at her watch again
because if it were right
oh, she still had a long way to go

the sun was barely over the horizon of the mountains ahead
the road was paved with a mosaic of mirrors tightly wrought
with patterns of peacocks and birds of paradise
the reflection would be amazing once the sun was high

she wondered as she walked rhythmic on the tiny tiles
click click of her shoes
taps almost
yet with a bell resonance...
how could she walk and not scuff these plates of silver?

knowing her curiousity would certainly lead her astray
she tried to keep her mind's eye focused on the goal
the castle,
where she could finally take the land back for her people
where she would be the queen they deserved

the spirit of this thought,
this hope
brightened a light down on her from a place somewhere above her head
where her thoughts gathered after they were born

there in this place
she would see the castle

everything depended on it