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"What if he catches us?" Madeleine whispered as she followed Meoni with a little bit of difficulty through the large and empty hallway, their delicate footsteps barely audible over the marble-like and smooth-textured floor.

"We will lie," Meoni simply answered.

Well, duh.

"And tell him what?" Madeleine whisper-yelled back whilst staring at the back of her head.

"I don't know, you're the human, not me!" She hissed, throwing a fleeting glance over her shoulder.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Madeleine's brows furrowed, feeling rather offended as she glowered after Meoni again.

"You're good at these things, feelings, words and whatnot," The princess casually answered whilst keeping her gaze trained ahead, navigating through the palace's walls she indubitably knew by heart.

Madeleine's heart however kept pounding faster and faster as she quietly followed for the rest of the journey, becoming so restless and impatient as well as that ominous fear of getting caught by Elias kept dangling