It was late, and Scotty was leaning back against the wall with tiredness, jaw spread wide in a yawn, when he spotted a shadow moving across the yard, under the walls where it was harder to discern what it was. He immediately straightened and strode towards whoever-it-was, perfectly ready to give them a telling-off about sneaking around at night and giving guards a heart attack.
They were cloaked, their hood pulled up to hide their face, so Scotty simply grabbed their shoulder and spun them to face him. He froze in surprise, however, when he saw the princess Amberle in front of him.
"Your highness- my apologies. What are you doing out so late?" Her grandfather wouldn't approve, and she had been sneaking, so something was going on. Scotty intended to find out what.
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