Edward laughed at his daughter's words, "And someday, you'll find a lad whom interests you. By then I'll be..." He made a vague gesture upwards and laughed, "Just kidding!"<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>The girl pressed herself into a corner as pair of guards marched past. As expected, the security was tight and she would have to wait for the opportune moment to strike. However, she risked being discovered in exchange for keeping dry. When the guards left, she continued down the corridor, raising her hands to the flames on their brackets to warm herself up every time she passed them.Â<br/><br/>She climbed the steps, towards the top of the castle. And then suddenly, there were footsteps, she ducked into a shadowed alcove away from the steps before the person could see her.Â<br/><br/>A full inch of steel emerged from the sheath as she prepared to attack if need be. Then, she let out a silent sigh, it was just a servant.Â<br/><br/>Was it the way he walked? Was it the way he moved? Was it how he looked? Whatever it was, it<span style="font-style: italic">attracted</span>her. And then, the servant walked past.Â<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>The song ended faster than he expected. Allen could still see Â slight anxiousness in her body language. He thanked her and excused himself, leaving the hall and making his way to the princess's room. He opened the windows to allow the rainwater into the room. Before leaving, he broke the latch on the windows, storing the metal bits in his pocket. After that, he made his way down, silently to his room, from the bottom of his bed, he retrieved his sword and buckled it to his belt.Â<br/><br/>He strode from his room, moving quickly and returning to the hall. And for a brief moment in his route back, he could sense that eyes were burnt into the back of his skull.Â<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>"Alright, I have yet to see The Dominance of fate. It's a fictional collection of stories, one was about a duke from Asmodin who can enchant any woman just by having them look at him. However, villagers noticed that the women in their villages began to go missing. Soon after that, a man pretended to be a woman and entered the duke's mansion. And as the duke welcomed "her" to his harem, the man stabbed the duke with a poisoned knife and left him for dead. It's a pretty morbid book in my opinion but I still find it interesting."