As the search for the two missing guests was going on in the inner part of the palace and had yet to reach the side where two individuals laid inside one of the guest rooms, completely unaware of what was happening and still far deep asleep despite it being morning.
Ave was the first to wake up, but something about her mattress felt strange. She knew that the mattresses in this era were weird and somewhat firm, but she hadn't slept on any this strong and uneven.
Without opening her eyes as she could feel her head banging like a hammer was driving a nail into her skull, she frowned deeply and used her hand to feel the mattress, only for her fingers to come into contact with something warm that felt like flesh. Her frown deepened as she touched from what seemed to be a collarbone to a firm, solid chest and then a taut male nipple, making her eyes immediately fly open as she impulsively tried to move, but an iron-like grip around her waist kept her from moving away.
