<span style="color: #6296ff">Though the way that Lady Antoinette was different, it had made him rethink his mother's statement. <span style="font-style: italic">Though man and woman may not be the same, their strengths and weaknesses make them equals.</span> He turned to face the captain of the guard, who nodded grimly at him before gesturing that he should follow.</span><br/><br/>******<br/><br/>"You may call me Vesta or Vestas." She bowed once and waited for whatever was being summoned.<br/><br/>******<br/><br/><span style="color: #fff962">Allen heard the bells ring from the kitchen and moved past the cooks, straightening his coat and moving towards the princess's chambers. "Yes, my lady?"<br/><br/>He stopped when he realized that it was the assassin for the previous night standing <span style="font-style: italic">beside the princess.</span> He was about to mouth a warning, but then the princess spoke.</span>