Chapter 28: Special Day [4]
I swallowed.
I knew this was part of the job. I knew it. But I still don’t want go anywhere near her despite the fact she’s my favourite character or that I’m her personal attendant.
We walked past an ornate double door, then took a sharp right down a corridor with tall windows overlooking the frozen training grounds. The further we went, the more silent it became—like the entire manor was holding its breath.
No servants.
No guards.
No echo of boots down the hallway.
Just snowflakes tapping against the windowpanes.
Eventually, Hans stopped in front of a thick, carved door marked with a silver crest—a dragon coiled around a northern star. The emblem of House Draken.
He gave a sharp knock.
"Lady Alice, may I enter?"
"Hans? Come in."