<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #008040"><div style="text-align: center;">Tessa</div></span></span></span><br/>"My brother didn't mean anything by that. We were hoping to find a friend of ours is all. He was asking to learn we might find him, our friend that is." Tessa spoke quickly hoping her lie would fool the guard. It wasn't entirely false. They were looking for someone, though she couldn't consider him a friend. Her heart pounded as she thought back to what had happened in the market. Her sword wasn't enchanted, well it was. All their belongings seemed to be. Even the water bottle.<br/><br/>The guard didn't seem to completely believe her lie, and Tessa didn't know which part of it he wasn't believing. "As I was saying though you'll be given an assignment by Lady Field. Follow me." He seemed more irritated than before and Tessa feared they were walking into something they wouldn't be able to get out. She didn't want to turn over her sword, not that she was any good with it, but it was comforting.<br/><br/>She looked up at the cliff face in front of them. Thousands of windows and doors and walkways crisscrossing the face of it made it impossible to tell how big it was. The cliff plateaued but she couldn't make out anything on the top of it from where they stood. People were walking on the paths that connected doors. The paths seemed sturdy enough that carts and even a horse-drawn cart at one spot were transported without fear.<br/><br/>The Guard led them into the cliff face, not through what looked like the main entrance but one several entrances down. He took a few turns and soon Tessa felt as lost in the castle as she did in her life. Everything was happening so fast. She looked at David, fear written in her features. Where was the guard leading them? He had been so defensive about David asking about the other refugees, and he clearly didn't believe her lies. She was good at lying too.<br/><br/>Tessa didn't even have time to appreciate the castle decor. They seemed to be walking through servants corridors from the simplicity of it, but everything was well made. The House was better decorated and felt way more like home than this place would. It was obvious that the place was well maintained.<br/><br/>The Guard stopped in front of a simple door and led them in. It was a small room with just a couple of rough wood chairs. "Sit. Stay here until Mrs. Field can see you." And he left. Tessa was certain she heard a click and checked, the door was indeed locked.<br/><br/>"Well shit." She said to the door then turned to David. "You've got to be more careful what you say. You're gonna get us killed." She paused and listened at the door for footsteps, thankful that the hall wasn't carpeted. "What did you do back there in the market?" She asked when she was certain no one was listening outside the room.