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Princess Yeri.

I close the door to the small room as fast as I can. My heart is beating fast, hands are quivering and I step away from it for a second, trying to strain my sense to see if I’m still being followed. Why was Ozar at the oil and pipe quarters? Did he go searching for me? He wanted to see me? As soon as midnight struck, I left the castle to pass a letter to the servant boy who would get it to Magnus. I didn’t think I would ever run to Ozar, and worse, him chasing me down. I caught his scent, so, he must have caught mine too. At least, he didn’t catch me. I cannot afford to be caught by him.

I wonder if Damsey stopped him from meeting me. Or does he already know that I am no longer in the oil and pipe quarters. I am this close. I am this close to owning my fate. Nothing must go wrong.

The days slip away like sand through an hourglass. They melt away and as the sun rose on the third day, I know it is the day that I have been waiting for. I look at the corners of the room whe