Chapter 92: Prince For A Bodyguard
Samantha had thought thoroughly about what to do in her situation as she walked past the courtyard that had two paths leading to the garden, and the other path leading to the entrance of the hallway, whilst she held the four romance books she had gotten from Lucy. In her pensive state, her green eyes caught sight of the creepers that wrapped around one of the pillars in the courtyard, and the mysterious sight of it had Samantha’s gentle eyebrows furrowing in bewilderment as she stopped in her gait to observe it.
"Where is it coming from?" She mumbled out loud before pursing her lips, her contemplative eyes following the creepers that twisted on the ground to the walls, leading to who knows where in the Palace.
The head maid had made mention of it being just decorations, but Samantha found it too realistic for it to be crafted by the hands of a human, but then without the mystic orb, nature in EmptyHollow was impossible to witness. Now that she thought about it, the head maiden’s words were the only thing that made accurate sense concerning the strange appearances of creepers and climbers.
Maybe it was gotten from another kingdom? She didn’t know.
"How is that even my business?" She shook the thought away.
Tossing the creepers somewhere at the back of her mind since she had other pressing issues in her life to be more concerned about, Samantha turned away from the sight and took the path that led her to the hallway of the main Palace.
Peeking out first to confirm if the path was clear and free, Samantha placed a hand to her racing heart before stepping out completely and taking hasty strides down the hallway before someone eventually spots her.
For the whole day, she has been avoiding a lot of people thanks to Lord Ivan’s unprecedented announcement, and what worried her most was her identity being revealed because of this. If the servants eventually come to know about this big announcement, another series of rumors will begin, the truth and the lies will become mixed, and then when one of these rumors eventually catches the Queen or Sir Abdiel’s attention, they might dig deeper into her background and her real identity will become exposed to everyone.
What will happen to her if the Palace figures out she was never really Samantha Woods as she claimed, but Samantha Dufort, the daughter of the Late King’s special advisor? Her life would be out on the line and they could dispose of her head on the ends of a spike as punishment!