Chapter Thirteen

He ran through the front doors of the castle and subconsciously registered that the entrance hall was empty, which was odd. But decided, odd could wait,

He made his way quickly to the east wing where Hannah’s bed chambers were, with the maiden call, “ Pince Cephas, Prince Cephas!” Behind him, but paid her no mind, just kept walking at a fast pace till he got to Hannah’s door,

He knocked raptly, and when he heard no sound from within after waiting a while, he opened the door and peeked in.

The curtains were drawn, and her bed was empty, he pushed the door wider and walked right in, his brows screwed in confusion.

He walked to her bed and found male clothing neatly folded in it, and a piece of paper resetting on the top of the clothes that said, “wear these”

He picked up the paper, and turned on his heels to find a sheepish maiden staring back at him,

“ I don’t understand,” he said, shaking the paper, the young maid just shook her head,