It had been two days since the ball, but the castle hadn't moved. No one knew what she was anymore. The bed warmer who was called a whore or the bed warmer who then danced with the duke while his fiancée watched.
People who had ignored her for weeks were now making eye contact with her.
Emeric approached her after the breakfast. He had been watching everything with scholarly interest.
"You've been upgraded," he said, falling into step beside her. "From furniture to weather event. Nobody knows what you'll do next, so they're all carrying umbrellas."
She smiled.
"You looked distracted earlier," he said.
"I have a meeting."
"With whom?"
She hesitated.
"It's okay ," he said. "But be careful."
Then he walked away.
Austin was waiting for her in the corridor outside his room. Alina arrived and they both walked together without speaking a word. He led her through the corridors she hadn't seen before.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"You'll see."
