070: Deafening Silence

[The Steward]

I haven't felt quite like myself since the incident a few days ago. There had been so much blood. The dead servant, attacked by some wild beast, was torn apart, his blood lying everywhere.

And now I see that face in my dreams, but in my dreams, I do not see the face of a servant, I see my own.

But then I wake up, find a looking glass, and remind myself of who I am--Crown Prince Aethos, first son of Tritus, future Kraken King.

So it could not be the face of the prince I saw on the ground.

Because I am the prince.

This place is driving me mad. That is the only reason I can give for my confusion. There is something about it that makes my skin crawl as if I am not quite in the right skin. If I could leave today, and go back home to the Grand Sea Palace, I would. But I cannot leave until I have fulfilled my mission.

It is a shame my steward died on the way here. He knew what was expected, and he always had a kee