Annalise was ready to leave the place and return to the ballroom where her husbands were surely waiting for her but the very moment she turned around to walk back the path she had just taken to reach the statue, a group of men dressed in black and red robes appeared out of the shadows.
She felt a shiver run down her spine as the group of men dressed in black surrounded her, their weapons glinting ominously in the dim light of the night. Her heart raced, and her mind raced even faster as she tried to make sense of the situation.
So, when Elaron talked about her not having much time, he was referring to the arrival of these masked men who were clearly there to harm her.
One of the masked men stepped forward as if he was their leader. His tone carried the hint of a sinister smile as he spoke in a gruff tone, "Well, well, what do we have here? A lost little princess wandering the gardens in the middle of the night?"
