Alexa reached the wing of the castle where she was staying, carefully watching the entrances and exits, this time, as she would have to leave quietly later when night fell.
The dry morning weather had been replaced by a nasty, gray drizzly afternoon, and surely that was the reason why everything was quiet and still. People probably slept before dinner and any activities that took place after that.
A small noise in one of the beautiful stained glass windows caught her attention. She went closer, and saw a small nightingale huddled on the inner railing. The maiden cautiously reached out to catch it, and the little bird came gently to her finger, accepting her caresses.
"Sweetie, you are such a cutie! How did you get here?"
