Stay Here and Stay Quiet

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Ella

I sat on the bed in Charlie’s room and waited for him, silently, as he had told me to, with nothing but the sound of the crackling fireplace.

Looking around the room, it was far grander than my room in the guests quarters, the colors were richer, the wood was darker, and there appeared to be a walk-in bath in his bathroom, “Hm, that seems rather extravagant,” I whispered to myself as I saw it.

My head snapped back towards the doors when I heard light footsteps approaching, was it Charlie? Had I spoken louder than I thought and someone heard a female voice coming from the prince's quarters and come to check? The steps stopped just outside the doorway and I held my breath. Do I hide?

The door opened slightly, barely a few inches, and I tried to silently sneak myself under the bed to avoid being seen. I was, after all, supposed to be in the dungeon. No one entered, th