Rose was finally falling asleep after struggling for so long. With the party being only a wing away from her, Rose couldn't escape the sounds, and it wasn't until the party came to a complete stop that she was able to get enough quiet to fall asleep.
The crown prince was married now, and his wife was next door. Rose fought her mind not to drift in that direction and what it meant as she drifted off to sleep. Right now, she should focus on the positives. The chance that the crown prince would be let go.
Suddenly, she heard a sound like the walls giving way; it was so strange that even her dreams couldn't make it seem familiar. Her eyes flew open just in time to see her wardrobe move and a figure coming out of the wall. Rose's insides twisted, and her first instinct was to scream, but she managed to stop herself as the figure stepped forward into the light.
It was Caius.
