123: Unbelievable truths - part 1

"My lady, you are finally back home. Your mother has been looking for you everywhere. I managed to stall her for some time but you should hurry back."

It had been an exhausting day for Aurora overall. The new body she was in held a lot of secrets and Aurora's incapability to do anything left her frustrated.

Even now, the low hum of the corruption that seeped into her body could be felt by her.

"My mother is looking for me? I should hurry on over then."

Natasha's body moved over to the deeper parts of the castle. The icy cold that had enclosed the royal palace was nowhere to be found.

Instead, the temperature was rather pleasant.

"Natasha, where were you? Don't think for a single second that I believed a word of what the maid said. Did you leave the royal palace again?"

Natasha stopped walking once the question was asked. The voice had come from behind Natasha's body and it made her nervous.

"I...I did go out. But I made sure I came back in time. A-Anyway, is it time yet?"