Carl arrived at the Silver Palace before dawn and sneaked into the grounds of The Duchess's room with ease as usual. The atmosphere at that time was still dark and there were no signs of the sun shining because the light rain started to fall with flakes of snow.
"It's winter rain." Ariana talked to herself while looking out the window.
"Are you ready?" Carl was a little surprised to see that a large bag was already available in the corner of the room and Ariana seemed to be waiting for his presence. As if he knew that moment would arrive.
She is smiling, but looking at her pious eyes, Carl knows this decision is not easy for her either.
"You are early. It's like you don't want me to change my mind if you're late. Be careful. You might make Lily misunderstand later."
Carl's face started to turn red.
