Rowan exclaimed, "Watch your way...!" until he saw the face of the maid. "Tessa…" he muttered, eyebrows pulling together.
"Sir Rowan!" Tessa jumped back, her face turning pale.
"Tessa, what are you doing here?" Rowan narrowed his eyes at her, his voice calm but suspicious.
"I... I was here to..." She glanced behind nervously, hands twisting the edge of her apron. "Yeah...fruits… I was here to deliver fruits to Her Majesty Layla."
Rowan raised a brow. "Oh? But the Princess's room is that way…" He turned and pointed toward the opposite side of the hallway. "See? That's the way to the princess's room."
"Oh...thank you!" Tessa gave a quick bow and hurried off, her shoes tapping nervously on the floor as she disappeared around the corner.
After she left, Rowan tilted his head slightly. But where were the fruits? he thought, taking slow steps toward Lucien's room. His pace quickened the more he thought about it. Something's off.
