Royal Rules

|Princess Zoey's Point Of View|

Micah and I meet (one day later) at the palace library. Arriving there, I ask Pamela not to let anyone enter till we find all the information we want. As we walk inside, the rusty smell of books surrounds us in a calming manner.

Micah breathes in, and his eyes literally shine, seeing and smelling all the books.

Damn. Man can fall in love with books sooner than with me.

"This- this place is so perfect," he exclaims.

"Uh-huh. All the world's books lie here. I bet this is going to be your favourite place?" I ask.

"Yeah, but am I allowed to wander around and come here?" he asks with hopeful eyes.

"When I get you a guard."

"Oh... but I don't need one and don't want to trouble you. I can look after myself."

"Silly." I roll my eyes. "You know nothing about the palace. This is a place where tons of secrets, dirty works and mysterious deaths lie. It's unsafe for every single person who lives here." I explain.

"I thought it was the opposite," he admits.