The Tower

Her feet landed on the frigid floor as she moved across the room. She slowly opened the door, peeking her head out first and then her body. She quietly locks the door and cautiously makes her way down the corridor, depending on the overpowering scent of the forest to direct her to the doorway outside. She arrived at the shortcut door to the castle's garden shortly after. Her sense of smell was quickly obscured by the vast, thick shrubs and flowers, while the majestic forests were on the other side where she could hear the mellowing of various nighttime creatures. The clear night sky revealed the brilliant moon shining light in her direction as if it were urging her to keep going. She places her bare foot on the ground. The moist, soft grass beneath her feet brought back memories of the times she would travel to the mountains merely to change every year to keep enemies or anyone else from spotting her, but seeing those paintings in Dimitri's chamber made her wonder whether she was truly