Gregor
I walked to the door as another hesitant knock called again. I opened the door a crack and peered out to see Chloevanna standing there. Her brown hair was a mess and fresh tears rolled down her already red tear-stained cheeks. Her eye looked dark as if a bruise were forming.
“Queen Chloe?” I said in surprise. “What happened?”
“Victor’s very angry with me,” she whispered. “He kicked me out of our room when he went down for the day. All of the other rooms are full that have darkened windows, can I stay with you?”
“Uh,” I stuttered and peeked behind me to see Katya inching towards the window. She stopped when she saw me, but she slowly bent down onto the ground and started to shift. “Uh, hold on Chloe!”
I closed the door and rushed back into the room, but Katya had
