Ivy’s POV.
My maiden and I had gone back the same way through the passageway she had shown us. I quickly listened on the other side for any sort of noise that indicated that some of the knights were in my chambers. I didn’t hear any heartbeats, so I gave my maiden the okay to open the secret door.
We walked back in and my maiden helped tidy my room. The knights didn’t seem to break my door down, instead, it was still locked. The only thing I could think of was that they didn’t hear any heartbeats from my chambers. I was hoping that was the case. I don’t know what would happen if they were to discover that my maiden and I had helped them escape.
“How did you know about the secret passageway?” I asked my maiden once we picked up all the books I had thrown at Ivan.
“I grew up in the
