A CASTLE IN THE FOREST

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ts, she couldn't help but notice the gentle light filtering through the curtains. I

lty. Thick stone walls rose to meet a ceiling adorned with intricate designs and carvings, the soft glo

nswer to why she had a promisingly comforting sleep. The bedroom interior that was a combin

emories of what she encountered previously flood into her head. A newfound fe

st handsome man she had ever laid her eyes on. She began to trace his features from the top of his head, there he had , brownish blonde hair and a peculiar shade of honey brown irises, his nose was po

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om, bass, authoritative, deep an

throat, a faint attempt to

shifted nervously under his piercing gaze. "I-I was

nt of amusement playing at the corners of hi

.. for letting me stay here. I really appreciate it, but

turned towards the window, the sunlight catching the edges of his features. "You neede

ye brows furrowed, it was quite an answer

previous night flooded back into Nora's mind—the chaos, the fear, and th

sion unreadable. "There was an attack.

night before started to coalesce into a t

. "Yes, they're quite a spectacle around here. We're doi

her mind racing. "

rossed his face before he nodded on

ed from the whirlwind of events. "Thank you," she

meanour guarded yet strangely comforting. "You

llion unanswered questions but as she sank back onto the bed, she couldn't shake the

lingering ache in her muscles reminded her that it was all too real. She stared up at the

ing gaze that seemed to see right through her. Who was he? Why did he save her? And where exactly was she? What was his name?, WHAT WAS HIS NAME?!. She had spent t

royalty in its design. It felt both comforting and intimidating at the

resurfacing—their eyes gleaming in the darkness, their haunting howls echoing in the air. She

door creaked open once more. She jumped slightly w

y lady, but are yo

ding a tray with a steaming cup of tea and a plate of pastries. The woman had a kind smile and war

d, her voice still a little s

mall table beside the bed. "You're welcome, dear.

ing presence of this stranger who seemed so f

into a delicate china cup. "He told me abou

er brow, curios

unreadable. "Yes, the master of this Kingd....

she could ask, Eleanor continued softly, "You shou

th spread through her body. She was grateful for the moment of peace, but deep down, she knew that sooner or later, she w