Aella walked out of the Castle, holding Bane's hand as tightly as she could. He shut the door behind them as they got outside.
She had a wide smile on her face as she looked up at the clear skies with the air that was ginger on her skin.
The snow had lessened a bit on the ground but it was still a wide expanse of white particles scattered all over the floor.
The massive gates stood at a fair distance away from her and memories of when she had boldly climbed the iron bars to escape this place came to her mind.
She had almost gotten away if not for Derake's intervention at the last minute which sent her tumbling down a snowy hill and injuring herself.
It seemed like ages ago that it had happened when it should be only a week or more that had passed since then.
"Let's go," Bane muttered and they walked down the porch together before they turned to the right where the garden was located.
