Chapter 2 of "The Resistance." By the time I had visited the children and the towns bordering the castle, I was quite fatigued. Aleena - the biggest city in Valeria, was the most tiring. Luckily we visited there first, when my arms were still fresh for tossing roses to the people. Had we visited Aleena after all the other towns - my arms may not have faired so well. We stayed longer in Merdis than any other stop, in order to unload extra roses that the town offered to take to thier sister town - Sirena - for us by way of ship. That was one aspect of my kingdom that I had always enjoyed when I was out and about in it: the sense of unity. Towns didn't feel divided or belit