BRIDGETTE 

The area around the patio bench on which we were seated, which consisted mainly of the courtyard and the gardens, was very quiet. It was only the soft rustle of leaves and the footfalls of guards as they walked past every now and then that provided any sound. Kendtick was sitting beside me, his eyes intense. 

"I was so worried about you. You said you'd be back in two days. And when you didn't come back, I was worried. I thought Vienna had pulled some strings and had you trapped out there." I said, unable to push the feeling out of my chest even at this moment. 

It had...