At the same time that Fleur stabbed me in the neck with the syringe containing the poison, Ace made his appearance by my bedroom window. He thought that I would be in the room considering the time during the night but I was nowhere to be seen and the door was closed. There was no way for him to enter the room as the windows only opened from the inside. He couldn't wait too long for me because there was a chance that the guards patrolling about the palace would see me. He couldn't very well leave without seeing me. The last time we spoke to each other, I wanted to form a relationship with Fleur and he hadn't heard of me since. I asked him to keep his distance but he could only stay away for so long, especially when my well-being was at risk. There was no way to open the window and as time

