The palace was unnervingly quiet.
Moonlight slipped through the tall, lattice windows, silvering the marbled floors.
The guards stationed outside Silver's quarters were lulled into half-slumber, the monotonous silence of midnight wearing down their vigilance. Her footsteps created a clicking sound echoing across the hallway.
Silver quickly hid in the wall as she stumbled across one of the patrolling knights.
She took a few deep breaths, her hand clutching her chest. She could never miss this meeting, but she definitely would if one of the knights caught her. When she reached her destination—a vacant room on the lower floor where a window led directly to the secret tunnel—she took off her slipper. Silver decided to keep that path a secret from Natasha and Mila, since Hiraya had discovered it herself.
