"... He won't hurt her,"

Paulina, who was busy moving from one pillar to the other, trying to hide from guards as she sneaked out of her quarters, heading for Princess Amber's chamber, almost jumped out of her skin in fear when the first bell rang.

She didn't know this, but she was lucky that she had been constantly using the scent mask Alvin continued to provide for her. If not, her hiding would have been pointless because they would have sniffed her out easily. 

Even though she knew that she was not supposed to be out after the first curfew bell, she planned on spending the night with her mistress. She didn't trust anyone in this palace, and after Beth's severe punishment earlier, she had a feeling that Beth was going to do something bad to her. She knew it was silly since there was a very high chance that Beth was probably bedridden, but she couldn't put her mind at ease until she was inside that room to take care of her mistress by herself.