AYLETH
"I'll sneak you back through the corridors," he said when they were far enough from the stable not to be heard. "Keep your hair in your hat, and if anyone asks, I'll tell them you're my stablehand and I've asked for your help."
He grimaced. If it were to happen, whoever he spoke to would believe they were interrupting something sick. But he didn't see any way around it.
"I don't need to go back through the castle," she said, walking quickly beside him. "I'll get back to my room from the outside."
"What?" He stopped walking and faced her.
She grinned. "Come, I'll show you."
She led him through the gardens. They were forced to hide in some bushes for a few minutes until the guards had passed. Etan was utterly unimpressed with the security of her guard that the two of them could get through simply by knowing when to dart across the grass and into the bushes under the walls of the castle.
