The further they got from the pool and the mass of people, the thicker the trees and plants grew, and before Angelique could pinpoint her location, Aellioah turned around one of the trees and entered an underground tunel.
"That's new..." she murmured in the darkness, her eyes trying to adjust to the lack of light.
" The palace holds numerous such passageways. The former royal family had them built for safety."
"Former?" Angelique repeated, turning to the sound of his voice, unable to see anything through the darkness.
She felt Aellioah huff amused as he carried her.
"Do you think I was born here?" he seemed to smirk as he asked her that.
"I don't know... I never took a moment to just think-"
"You can think all you want. If you want the whole story, you'll need to get it from me,"
