Double Played
There were so many secret passageways in the Castle of the Envy Queen.
Rowan slipped right into one, his lips pressed together as his eyes raked the room the passageway had led him into.
There were physicians running around, and Dalikah was on the sole bed of the small, brightly lit room.
"Where have you been?" A physician dared to ask.
The groans of pain from Dalikah clashed with the chaos in the air.
This was just what he needed.
"The Queen needs the complete antidote." Another rushed to his side, looking up at him with desperation. "Please, hand it over."
They must really love their Queen. Well he didn't and it was about time, he put an end to this charade of a betrothal between them.