Chapter 33.

I didn't hear any footsteps behind me so I quickly threw myself into the first room I could find. There was an entire wall that had been taken out and the room stretched out onto a balcony that overlooked the stables. The room itself was nothing extraordinary, there was a table with a lamp on it and a futon with a wool mat hanging over the edge. The carpet that covered most of the floor was different, more colorful, and much softer than the others I'd seen. Those were the only things I noticed as I walked across the room and onto the balcony where everything suddenly turned quiet and the fresh air hit my face. Even though I saw people on the ground talking and two men shouting at each other, no sound reached up to where I stood. The guards were walking in formation and the horses were being led to the stables for grooming yet the sounds didn't reach up to here. It shouldn't be possible, I wasn't that far up for no sounds to reach me, but honestly, I decided to forget about the possible