EVIE
Her watchful scrutiny darted from the bars to the royal guard, then back to the bars again.
'How is that even possible?' She lifted her left foot and placed it on her bed. Then she placed her elbow on her knee with her balled-up fist on her left cheek.
'If we really kissed last night, the King must have passed through the guard. The guard must have an idea about it. But he didn't have a recollection or whatsoever.'
She glanced at the dangling keys on the royal guard's belt.
'Could he have used a master key? Does he have ninja moves, too?' She imagined the King in a black mask and attire hiding in the shadows while taking every opportunity to grab the master key from the head guard, opening her cell, and then going inside.
'But he was wearing a blue robe.' Evie's shoulders dropped. 'And why would he do that just to kiss me? He could kiss any girl that he likes, being the King that he is.'