Rosalind was escorted back to her chambers afterward while the guards surrounded her closely.
The footman standing outside immediately widened his eyes in shock the moment he saw her. He had thought she was inside resting the entire time while somehow, without him noticing, she had slipped past his watch completely.
How?
The question struck him immediately because he had not left his post.
The guards shoved Rosalind back into the room before shutting the doors firmly behind her.
"We'll take it from here," one of them told the footman coldly.
The two guards then took position on either side of the chamber doors while the other turned toward the shaken footman.
"You should return to His Majesty immediately. He will already be waiting for an explanation."
The footman swallowed hard at those words because he already knew what awaited him. The king was not a man that tolerated failure, and the fact that the lady had escaped his watch was enough to bring punishment upon him.
