The expression on Emeric's face told me everything I needed to know about him.
"Are we going to free a prisoner?" he asked, with a particular sparkle in his sea-blue eyes.
He was a man who liked risks, especially when he could share them with a beautiful woman.
"Something like that," I replied, not very sure of what I was actually getting into, but if I succeeded, I could save a lot of time and give my uncle a prompt answer. "It's someone very special to me, confined inside the palace."
Emeric smiled mischievously.
"Do you have any idea where this person might be? Or are we going to wander through the palace corridors as if we were looking for the dining hall, princess?"
"I think I know where," I answered, trusting that Belona would guide me through the whispers in my head.
I took E
