Adeline glanced around the ballroom, wondering where Aunt Eleanor was. Seeing the Madam was distracted, she slowly began to take small, timid steps backward. Slowly, but surely, she disappeared from the corner of the ballroom.
Adeline escaped to the balcony. The cold, gush of air gently caressed her skin, provoking small goosebumps to form. She let out a shaky breath of air. The breeze was refreshingly beautiful. The full moon was nowhere to be seen anymore. Not a single soul was out here, except for her and the speckled night sky.
Closing her eyes, she leaned over the balcony and wished for a life far, far away from here. She wanted to return to Kastrem, the place of her birth. But the enormous estate there was occupied by a frightsome usurper, that robbed Adeline of her birth-right.
"I knew you'd be here, my darling Adeline."
