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Author: Prosper Joe
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- Kira -

I was making progress going after Giselle, and we had made it towards the end of the building. All the while, she did not know that I was behind her.

"Who's there?" A voice made me come to an abrupt halt. "Hey! What are you doing there?"

I turned round up to see two soldiers approaching me.

"Hi," I turned to them nervously and tried to look as normal as possible.

"What are you doing here?" They asked unsmiling.

"Oh that, yeah," I scratched my head and looked back. The princess was not in sight anymore. "I am going for a stroll."

The guards turned up to look at each other.

"For a stroll?" One repeated. "By this time?"

"I was finding it difficult to sleep so I wanted to clear my head," I told them.

"This is not allowed," They told me sternly. "You cannot be moving around by this time of the night. Besides, you are a woman. Something might happen to you. Go back to your quarters now."

"Sure," I smiled at them and returned while they watched me leave.

Shit!

If only I knew another
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