Unspoken Feelings

"Your Highness!" Thea gasped and bowed. Her tears dripped to the ground. 

Yohana expected it to be Princess Elke, who was at the closest distance to where they were. However, the one who appeared before them turned out to be a completely different person. 

Yohana felt her breathing stop. Henrie was as handsome as ever, even though his eyes were shallow. The dark circle below his eyes was prominent, and he became thinner. His usually bright expression had lost its spark. 

Henrie was now no more but a living dead, walking around with no soul inside of the shell of a body. His eyes widened as he stopped at the intersection from the courtyard toward the southern part of the palace. He was stopped by something.