- MURTAGH'S POV -
Later that night, when I was really sure Katherine was really asleep, I slipped out of bed. After getting dressed, careful not to make any noise, I headed towards the dungeons, set on to make a small surprise visit to the nymph.
My father might have his plans, yes, but that didn't mean I didn't have mine; Katherine and her love had given me the strength to keep fighting, and that was exactly what I was going to do.
"I'd like to see the prisoner" I said to the two guards who guarded her cell door. They both nodded and let me pass.
Hyacintho was curled up on herself in her cage, apparently asleep. Unfortunately for her, Aurelia had told me that nature spirits did not have purely "mortal" needs such as taking naps.
"I know you're not sleeping" I said, approaching the
