Chapter 134.

We took Mathilda through every level of the castle starting from the bottom and working our way through every single room, many of which I hadn't been in myself so that was fun. The gym, locker rooms, and Royal Guard sleep halls were especially unsettling but we closed those doors fast enough. At first, I thought that the Guards lived here permanently but Nora explained that the rooms are there for temporary stays and are reserved for the Guards, not their permanent residence. Mathilda was in awe of everything her eyes fell on and she reached out to touch every painting and vase and table with the maids glowering at her from around the corners- I wanted to tell them to relax and that I'd make sure she didn't break anything, but where's the fun in that. We strolled down the hallways and over the bridge leading to the adjoining tower. Once there we pulled every door and poked our heads into the ones that weren't locked, except for a few unlocked rooms where the inhibitor would yell at us