Outside the Castle

Amanda looked around as she woke up. The room is still dimly lit and beside her, Dimitri is still snoring. There was no time for her to think about what happened last night, once she is out of this castle, she will have plenty of time to mull over things. Now, the first thing that she needs is a way to get out of the castle. She has discussed this with Harpy and Jessica the previous day. It is not rare for a maid to be seen walking through the castle at this hour.

Amanda slowly got out of bed, being careful not to wake Dimitri. She crept towards the double door and slowly opened one side. She did not close the door fully as she got out, then clicking on the door if she does will surely wake Dimitri up. She immediately made her way to the castle’s laundry room just beside the common bath. It took quite some time for Amanda to get there. She was evading patrols and some maids who were actually already up.

As soon as she slipped inside the laundry room, she immediat