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before using one of her hands to motion to the stairs and bow her head, slightly.
                  “Welcome to Willows Manor, my lady.” Magdalene said, speaking directly towards Lily. “If you will follow me, I will take you upstairs, and run you a hot bath to warm your body up from the cold weather that has plagued you outside.”
                  Daniel moved his eyes over towards Lily, and noticed her possessing an expression that would be similar to a child showing it to their mother. He watched her flash Magdalene a smile similar to the one she had given her prior to moving towards her. His ears picked up on the sound of Richard stepping in and closing the door behind while he watched her moving across the foyer to the stairs. He waited for her to head towards his grand staircase before he turned to Richard, and flashed him a dark, serious expression on his face and within his gaze prior before speaking to him with a similar tone to his deep voice.
                  “Richard…We need to talk about some things that have come up in my den…Now.”
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Seven
     
     
     
                  Walking across the hard, stone floor of Daniel’s foyer, Lily followed Magdalene in the direction of the stairs. Her eyes noticed how the steps, as well as the floor and walls, were made of the same black and dark gray stones that she had seen outside of his home on the outer walls of his home as she started to slow her movement at the bottom of the stairs without her knowledge.
                  “If you will follow me, Lily,” Magdalene said, calling over to her over her shoulder, “I will lead you to a room that you can stay in during the storm, as well as get dressed in something warmer as opposed to that dress you have on.”
                  She snapped her gaze away from the stone work and focused on that of Daniel’s maid already moving up the stairs without her following her. Lily gave her a gentle nod a few moments before she proceeded to move up the stairs at a pace in an attempt to catch up with her. The bottom of her dress hovered over each step her feet moved her past, giving her enough room to keep going without tripping or stepping on the white fabric of it.
                  How are you feeling, Lily? Her conscience asked. It’s tone had changed to one that was more calm and motherly in comparison to how it had sounded earlier to her. How does it feel to be in the home of your King?
                  It feels…amazing. Lily silently replied to her conscience as she was reaching the middle of the stairs. I can’t really explain it, but in a way…I feel a strong sense of belonging here.
                  There be something else at work here that you can’t see, Lily.
                  What do you mean?
                  Look over at the entrance to the castle.
                  Taking heed of what her conscience said to her, Lily turned her attention over towards the front doors to the massive home. She caught sight of Daniel’s face harboring a look of dark seriousness upon it in the direction of Richard, his royal advisor, as they headed out of sight.
                  Her body stopped abruptly on the middle of the stairs from having seen him leave her sights. She could tell from the pace he was moving at that something had either happened…or was fixing to happen.
                  “My lady…”
                  Before her mind could start to come up with ideas as to why he was rushing out, the soft sound of Magdalene’s voice echoing to her ears caused her to snap out of the momentary trance she had fallen into. Lily looked up to the top of the stairs only to find Daniel’s maid waiting for her with her hands at her sides. The discovery caused her to pick the