The castle was silent. The Princess had been tamed. Everyone, had gone back to sleep. Someone knocked into something in the hall and made a racket. The beast race was the first to hear it. King Nalam and his son sat on their beds and listened. The one making a racket did not waste time, he or she got back up and began running once more.
A night runner? No. If it was one, then he or she would not be that scared. They heaved and ran aimlessly, as if they were running from something. Bendra looked around and found Achlysa next to him. She was fast asleep and from the looks of it, she needed it. The Oracle had left after their prideful act earlier.
However, for a moment, he had felt as though time itself was frozen. Without intending to, he shot up from his bed and got into a sitting positi
