WARNING: Mature content (16+). Please proceed at your own risk.
'Why did I have to meet him again of all times of the day, and on all days but today?' I questioned my cruel fate. 'This is going to be horrendous, isn't it?'
The man stepped forward from the shadows in the dully lit passage. His glowing brown-green eyes further established my belief that I had indeed ended up with him and that he wasn't a hallucination.
"May I know where you were headed?" asked the man in his formal suit of black and white.
"I was only roaming the palace grounds, Sire," I answered. "I lost myself quite easily in this large place, and I must say I admire its beauty."
"Or is that an excuse you will use against me so that you will get the chance to run again?"
"Not at all, sir. That would be disrespectful on my part. I could not go anywhere without saying a word of thanks for bringing me here instead of leaving me to die."
