It was 5 p.m. in the evening, and still, there was no sight of Orpheus. It was just like the morning when I woke up to an empty bed with his side a little cold to show that he had been up for some time. I was moving around the palace since I had nothing to do, but at the same time, I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the king.
I was going over to the kitchen when I bumped into a maid I was familiar with. She was one of the girls Josiane had been talking to during the night of the ball.
"Hey, Micaela, it's been a while," she said, holding onto a tray with both her hands.
"Hi Kelly," I greeted with a smile on my face. "I would really love to chat with you, but I need to take this to the king," she said, raising the tray up a little.
She attempted to walk past me, but I stopped her by
