Several days had passed but the princess still refused to speak about her journey to the north, even to her mother, and kept making excuses. She also keeps on locking herself up inside her chamber and refuses to see anyone, including her father, when he comes to see her and suddenly asks about the vampire. She only let her mother and Guinevere enter her chamber to give her company. However, Baron is getting bored. Tired of waiting for Tala to come back, he decided to go to their town instead. He travelled for two days, riding a horse and stopping at a market when his eyes darted to a beautiful merigold pouch with butterfly markings on it and tassels on the hem. He bought it and continued his ride until finally he arrived and stopped a few distances from their cabin. He strode towards the

