ADRIANNA’S POV

Navigating the parts of the castle that the guard and I passed while going to the infirmary was relatively easy. But after I passed a few floors, navigation became a bit hard.

I wondered if that guard had realized his keys were missing by now. I wondered if he had rushed back to my room and realized that I was gone. I couldn’t help feeling a little bit of pity for him because Hermes will surely do something terrible to him like take him to the torture chamber for failing at his duties.

Sneakily and furtively, I was able to make it past some floors before reaching the...