"Here it fell off." The guard said.
Huh?
Auburn was confused.
She looked from under the hood and saw the guard was holding out a turnip.
She was quite confused for a split second before it finally but her.
She hurriedly collected the turnip before he noticed anything weird from her.
"Thank you." She smiled.
He nodded at her, stood aside and then let them pass.
Auburn’s heart was beating so fast she thought it would hop out of her chest.
Thank the goddess.
She was so scared and her hands were sweaty despite the fact that it was cold morning.
"Are you okay?" One of the children asked.
"Oh... I’m fine." Auburn said with a smile.
Once they were away from the large gates, Auburn took in a deep sigh of relief.
It was only then her heart could calm down to a better running rate.
Still racing fast but not as fast as before.
She heard the carriage come to a stop and then Phillip announced.
"You can come down now girl." He said.
She smiled happily and was assisted in coming down by the children.
Once she her feet touched the grounds, she looked around to take in the scenerey.
It was magnificent.
Just on the outside.
It was a massive castle that despite how old it looked, didn’t seem to be run down.
There was green everywhere, butterflies moving around, guards, people going by their day to day duties, fountains.
It was like a dream.
She had never in her life expected to find herself here.
"So where are you headed again?" Phillip interrupted her thought process and she snapped back to reality.
"Oh.... Uhmmm... I’ll find my family members once I ask the guards for help." She lied.
"Are you sure? You said it’s your first time here." He stated as he and his children started to unpack the vegetables from the old cart.
She gave a tight smile. "Thank you very much. I appreciate that. But I believe from here on I would be fine on my own."
He nodded.
"Thank you for the ride." She appreciated.
"Anytime." He said and went on with his duties.
She walked away from where they stood and walked the palace grounds.
She saw that apart from the main gates, there was another set of gates that prevented regular people from entering.
She saw guards standing there.
There were two standing together on each pillar and made them over a dozen.
She remembered what Cherry had told her.
Tell them who she was and they would help her.
She took in a deep breath and walked to the guards standing in front of the main gates.
"Get back!" The guards said in unison before she got any closer.
"I want to go inside." She said.
"What business do you have?" One asked.
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