I was startled by the sudden appearance of someone behind me and let out a brief yelp of surprise.
"You scared her," Prince Louis said, somewhat displeased.
"Sorry," the person replied insincerely, "I didn't know she was this timid."
That sounded infuriating. I turned my head back in annoyance, only to be surprised to find that the speaker was actually a teenager. He looked about fifteen, tall and thin, draped in a gray linen cloak. His presence was so unobtrusive that it was almost non-existent.
"Are you hurt?" I forgot what I had wanted to say earlier and asked him with concern.
Because he was wrapped all over with bandages, only two brown eyes peered curiously at me. Although those eyes were vacant and dim, I could still sense his curiosity.
It occurred to me that the young man be
