The last thing Lex saw before dawn brought the princess back to her body was the torch illuminating the body lying on the floor.
The page that used to accompany the priest was purple and his eyes were open, horribly, while a black spot of blood covered his chest. His shade was not there.
Waking up in the stone house of Old Cymric, she suppressed her horror by covering her mouth with her hands and looking around. Blinking, the princess saw Romeo quickly pecking at something dark and disgustingly looking, and swallowing before she could see for sure what it was.
"W… what are you doing?"
~ Me? Nothing. Just eating a… fruit, ~ Alexander replied. Alexa stood up, still a little suspicious that he was lying, but found nothing suspicious. Maybe it was just her horror, making her see things.