Strelitzia all but ran from the courtyard. Needing to find someplace quiet to clear her head. She needed to think of something other than death, weddings, and especially not about him.
There was a trail that led around the castle grounds that seemed empty for the most part. With the exception of the occasional servant or guard. The castle may have been bigger than her home but it felt the same. If not more suffocating.
Idly her fingers trailed the leaves as she strode past bushes and shrubbery.
Soft weeping noises came further out into the distance, the wind picking up and blowing cold wind and leaves tumbling across the ground. Then there was a loud crash, shards of glass spewing outwards.
Strelitzia was startled from her silent brooding by the commotion. She was tempted to turn away but what if someone was hurt? She strode forward cautiously to investigate further. "Are you okay? Do you need help? I could call the guards over if need be.
