Click! Click!
The sound of footsteps reverberated through the long hallways.
The atmosphere in the Royal castle was rather silent... no, it was always silent because the guards didn't chit-chat with each other and always focused on the job at hand... however, today there was something different about the silence... it was oppressive and suffocating.
Apart from the footsteps, there was virtually no sound. The silence was very unsettling, and if one were to pay attention to the faces of the maids, they would notice that their faces were ghostly pale, and their eyes constantly flickered as though they were scared of something... or, more specifically, someone.
As he walked the hallways, Nathan felt the heavy gazes of the knights directed his way; through the visor, he could almost perceive their hostility, but he wasn't too bothered. He was confident that these knights wouldn't be foolish enough to attack him.
