To the maiden's surprise, Klaus' act, followed by his words, did not cause revolt and exasperation, but a new kind of sadness and tightness in her chest. When the peasant and the soldiers removed the violent ram, Prince Klaus helped her down from the tree, and held her in his arms for a moment.
Alexa didn't even remember when she needed help to get down from a tree, and she certainly didn't need it now either. But the damsel didn't protest. She quietly accepted the flimsy excuses to be in his arms and to glance into his eyes; to feel that the bodies were touching lightly through their attires. These little things provoked a strange excitement for her, similar to the sensations the maiden felt in the maze.
But that was so brief and soon ended.
Lex pulled the donkey's ears from the Prince's head, putting an end to the punishment. Running from an enraged ram had exhausted them, after all.
