The Faerie's Secret (The Queen's Chair #2)

If the city of Verida is going to survive, it must have a queen. Anastasia Fielding-Horne is the queen's last resort to escort her daughter on a mysterious journey out of Verida. With no more than two hours to pack and a general idea of where they're going, Stasia sets off with a select group of the King's Guard, in a race against time as the Stone Elves are about to come pouring out of the mountains. Princess Amber insists that all of this is absolutely necessary - despite Stasia's growing skepticism - and the expedition finds that things are worse than they'd anticipated, as they approach the shadow of the mountains. Surrounded by danger on all sides, they've got to do whatever it takes to keep the next queen alive.