I ran through the night like a beast who had been set on fire. My muscles burn but I pushed even harder. I moved through the trees like a blur, my only focus on how to get back to the palace on time.
I snarled angry at myself for no reason.
Matteo was equally fast, trying to keep up with how fast I was moving.
Finally, I reached the palace and stopped cold in my tracks at what greeted me.
Silence. I turned to Matteo and he was already looking at me.
“I don't think anything happened Your Majesty,” he said but I still wasn't convinced.
There was something I needed to check or rather there was someone I needed to check before I'm convinced everything was alright.
We made our way to the palace and the sight of someone pacing at the entrance caught my attention.
At first I didn't see wh
