The time was passing by way too slowly and that made me worry. I also haven’t seen or heard from the prince since last night. Then I remembered what Carl had told me earlier, he wanted to meet me before sunset by the lake, around this time I thought to myself as I caught a glimpse of the clock sitting on top of the unused fireplace in the room. I pulled up all the courage to meet him there even though I have the doubt that he is one of them. I reached the lake quicker than our travel last night, the snow had fallen here last night as I have seen the tree trunk covered by a thick blanket of it. “You’re here” a voice emerged from the thick forest of dried trees. It was Carl. “Please, tell me about earlier?” I said begging for him to clarify what he had been saying when he pulled me in to

