She knocked.
Once.
Twice.
No response.
"You are sure he is in?" She asked the guard standing at the end of the hallway.
"Yes. He came in few minutes ago." He nodded his head and Astrid sighed, walking back to the door.
"Kieran. Please open up." She said. No reply and she tried the door, it opened and she blinked.
It was getting really late and everywhere was getting dark, except for the palace covered and endowed with bright light. However, Kieran's room was the direct opposite.
Even with one of the bulbs on, it felt she was walking into darkness. The feeling of darkness, spread raw into the room and a shiver left her spine as she walked in, closing the door behind her slowly.
"Kieran..." The name had not settled from her lips when the light suddenly went off. A shriek left her li
