He knocked on the door and we all waited with him. The Prince seemed to be in another world as he kept on thinking about something else and I did not miss the glances that he threw my way frequently.
I heard footsteps and I could not help but swallow in anticipation. I was so close to gaining knowledge about something that I wanted to know about for the past week. This was going to unravel a lot of secrets.
A woman opened the door and I noticed the dark circles she had under her eyes and how red her cheeks were. Her entire body screamed that she was tired.
"What is it?" She whispered in a hoarse voice. "We have nothing to give it to anyone now. If you were the friends of my daughter, I would advise you to leave now, we are in too much grief to answer anyone's questions."