For the first time in her life, Uli woke up and did not hear goats, village voices, or palace footsteps-yumihong

Madam Joy understood.
“I will take care of her.”
Prince Promise looked at Uli one last time.
Then quietly:
“Remember the phone.”
“I will call tonight.”
He turned and left.
Uli stood watching until the gate closed.
And for the first time since leaving home…
She truly felt the distance.
Back at the palace – morning
Queen Mirabel was already seated for breakfast.
Her face looked sharp.
Controlled.
But something in her expression suggested she had noticed an absence.
She looked at one palace maid.
“Where is Prince Promise?”
The maid bowed slightly.
“My queen… he left very early.”
Queen Mirabel frowned.
“For where?”
The maid answered carefully:
“They said he went to see his friend David, my queen.”
“David?”
“Yes, my queen. The one who returned from abroad yesterday.”
The queen remained silent.
Her fingers touched the cup slowly.
“Did he say when he returns?”
“No, my queen.”
She looked ahead quietly.
But suspicion had already entered.
Because Prince Promise rarely left without speaking.
And Queen Mirabel trusted silence less than words.
Far less.
Meanwhile, inside the city…
Uli stood in Madam Joy’s house holding the small phone.
Looking at it.
As if waiting for it to breathe.
Then suddenly—
It rang.
She jumped.
Madam Joy laughed softly.

“Answer it.”
Uli pressed carefully.
“Hello?”
Prince Promise’s voice came softly through.
“I told you… I will call.” 📱✨
Uli smiled for the first time fully.
And in that moment…
Even city walls could not hide what had already begun.
To be continued… Episode 16: Uli’s First Day of Transformation — while Queen Mirabel begins an evil plot .