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Princess Salomea Zielińska (Great‑Aunt of Sawa, not her mother)

Correction: Princess Salomea is not Sawa’s mother – that role belongs to Queen Walentyna. Salomea is, in fact, the younger and beloved sister of King Witold I, which makes her Sawa’s great‑aunt (since Witold is Sawa’s grandfather). She is a historical royal figure from the Baltic Sea kingdom of Bursztynia, a realm famed for its amber riches and its magnificent rococo palaces. Princess Salomea is the namesake of the Temple of Princess Salomea, a small, elegant temple located in the royal gardens of Bursztynia – gardens that were created by her brother, King Witold I, in the 17th century. This temple is not merely a place of worship; it conceals a secret mechanism that, when activated with a special amber‑eyed ring, reveals a hidden passage leading from the temple, up under the roof, down the wall, and into the cellars of the royal palace, where the fabled Amber Room is stored. No physical description of Princess Salomea is provided in the narrative – she lived long before Sawa’s time – but she is remembered as a beloved figure, someone worthy of having a temple dedicated to her memory. Her legacy is one of secrecy and guardianship: through her temple, the royal family has preserved the stolen Amber Room, a treasure that symbolises their strained relationship with humans. Salomea’s name echoes through the centuries, a gentle reminder of the kingdom’s ancient traditions and its determination to protect what is rightfully theirs.