✑ preciousazoth has entered the castle
Daniel was just on his way back to his room after a quick trip to the study. It would be night soon, and he had hoped that - maybe this time - reading a book before bed would help him sleep until the morning. He'd tried as much many times before, but he truly wanted this attempt to be a success. Anything for a full night's sleep, something he had not had in a very long time.
The trees mostly obscured the view outside, yet he looked through the windows as he passed. How long had it been since he was last outside? He couldn't recall an exact date no matter how hard he tried.
The turn in the hall took him from his thoughts and his gaze left the glass windows. However, upon righting his head into a forward direction, he jumped and gasped as he had almost ran into a girl.
Flustered by his near blunder and by encountering a stranger, he said quickly, "I'm terribly sorry, miss. I wasn't mindful of where I was going." An anxious chuckle left his lips then. Daniel quelled his laughter after a moment and asked, "May I help you with something? Have you any business in Brennenburg?"