Chapter 0817 A little thrill goes through me as I look around the Land of Darkness and realize that I am, for the first time in weeks, outside of my stupid little cage. I glance back at the little nest of pillows and blankets that I left there - that I usually sleep in at night - and a laugh bubbles out of my throat. Because I'm free - at least for now - and I'm going to get some damn answers.

I turn to my left and stride away along the distance that I think is the hall I've walked down a couple of times at Gabriel's side. I go to where I think the end should be and look left and right, trying to remember the layout of the castle. To the right is the more public parts of the palace - meeting rooms and all that - but to the left...

I take a deep breath and just go for it, knowing that experimentation is my best chance here. I stride forward a little more, reveling at the relative freedom, and then shift back to Atalaxia to see if I've made any progress.

A footman carrying a try about ten feet away from me shrieks and jumps straight in the air when I appear, staring at me like I'm a ghost. I grin at him and looking around, quite pleased to realize that I calculated correctly and am indeed in another hallway - one I haven't been in before - that leads away from the public parts of the castle.

I turn a bit, recognizing the panicked shouts somewhere around where my room should be, and laugh as I turn back to the hall - taking in the relative length and disappear again.

iron fence but barely notice it, flashing back to

get the hang of it all fairly quickly, negotiating the palace, flashing back every time I need a point of reference for where I am, and starting to move quickly. I grin as I go, knowing this is

get a great deal of pleasure from pissing him

I actually Cannot transition back to Atalaxia at a place where there's a wall try to

me why I can't. But once I realize this, I make quite a bit of stir when I dash barefoot and in a dressing gown down a servant's stair. Servants gasp and step eagerly out of my way, staring as

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after me in full

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