JASMINE'S POV
Once it was nighttime and almost time for the first ritual of the Halo festival, I was up in Loren's quarters.
I saw him repeatedly eye me at his work.
When he couldn't take it anymore, he dropped his glasses and turned to me.
"Alright." He said. "What's it?"
I shook my head. "Nothing."
"You've been staring right into that wall for a while now." He said. "You better tell me what it is."
I knew he wouldn't ask again.
So I sighed and gave in. "I was just thinking about today. I met someone else. I think she is a member of the royal family too."
He frowned and looked closely at me. "Yes?"
"She kept on asking me who I was, and then she dug her nails into my chin." I explained.
That place still hurt, and it was slightly bruised.
"And what did you do?" He asked me.
