Chapter 26 CONFUSING COMPLEMENTS

"I must concede that the castle is more beautiful than I surmised. It's amazing." I air my candid opinions as we halt our tracks at the swimming pool more than an hour later, since Jerol started showing me around this beautiful castle. I have seen every important room in it, except for the gym. I have had a bang of that cursed room, and Jerol also seemed weirdly disinterested in going to it too. In a way, I was enthralled by his hesitation to walk into that damn gym. All the same, the huge rooms are incredible. Mental note: I need to go back to the library and steal a portrait of him. Well, not necessarily stealing, just taking, but without his knowledge. He might wonder why I need to keep a portrait of him. I am wondering too. But... "Thank you. It felt more beautiful today because I had you beside me." He states this, turning to me. The rosiness on my face drags my eyes to the turquoise waters of the pool, averting his gaze for a moment. I wonder how it feels to be in a swimming