Damien quickly recovered from his surprise and moved forward to grab the suspicious cloaked figure who still seemed stunned.
The cloaked person took even more time to process their shock and understand what just happened since they never expected to headbutt against another person.
Damien grabbed their hands first since he didn't want that person to attack him but was surprised to find out that the wrists he was holding were willowy, unlike a man's wrist he was expecting.
Damien guessed that this was a woman immediately and wondered who this woman was to sneak through the secret passage at night. He already guessed that it was a woman earlier based on the shout of surprise he heard before the moment he headbutted against her.
He felt that this must either be a thief or an assassin who had sneaked into the royal palace just like him though he had no idea how she got information about this secret passage.
