As Jasmine was forced down the stairs she couldn’t help thinking about Otto and what this meant.
She finally had someone that might help lead her to her uncle and know more about what happened to her mother.
The entire truth and where she came from.
Jasmine was delighted.
Even though above it all, she was disappointed that she had to wait till the next day.
"When you come to see him tomorrow." Hildegard pointed out. "You have to be very careful with him. He has been more stabilized though."
"Stabilized? What do you mean?" A curious Jasmine asked.
Hildegard sighed as they descended the flight of stairs.
"It means that his feral wolf is more dormant now. Perhaps like sleeping. It can hardly get up. He is a bit more in control now." Hildegard shrugged. "But that doesn’t mean he can’t just wake up again."
"Do you know what happened to him? What made his wolf go feral?" Jasmine questioned.
She shook her head. "I’m not sorry sure. But the reason why he still lives here is because this is the only home he has ever known. And the Queen would lose her mind if he left. She has known him for a very long time."
Jasmine nodded numbly.
And the she remembered what Marie had said.
How looking into the other world could make you lose your mind?
Was that what had happened to him?
Had he been so obsessive that he had gradually lost his mind till his wolf couldn’t handle it anymore.
And then Jasmine thought that perhaps, being an unshifted was not such a bad thing.
Any and everywhere she turned, something bad was happening to a wolf.
If being a rabid wolf happened only to wolves then that meant she also couldn’t be rabid too.
She quietly followed Hildegard down the stairs.
Descending the stairs was much more easier than ascending.
Once they got to the bottom Hildegard was panting.
"Are you okay?" Jasmine asked holding Hildegard’s side.
"Of course I am. Thank you." Hildegard smiled.
Then a servant came running to Hildegard.
"Lady Hildegard we’ve been looking for you everywhere." The servant said.
The servant seemed dumbfounded staring at Jasmines hair.
Jasmine felt uncomfortable so visibly being stared at.
"Oh." Hildegard mumbled. "Well I had just gone up to see Otto. Has preparations for dinner been made?"
The servant shook her head. "The Queen has requested that the new visitors would be served on their respective bedroom or anywhere else. She has chosen to retire to bed early ahead of tomorrow."
"Ah I see." Hildegard nodded. "Thank you Mira."
The servant girl curtseyed and kept on staring at Jasmine’s hair until she left.
"Well. It seems you won’t need to have dinner with the Queen. You can retire to your room and have a good rest. I’m sure you are exhausted." Hildegard remarked.
Jasmine was. Truly.
"What about Nanny Nia?" Jasmine asked. "Where would she stay?"
"She will stay in my bedroom. Alpha Xaden has agreed for you to stay in his." Hildegard reminded her and Jasmine simply wished the ground to open up and swallow her whole.
"Is it possible for me to stay in yours?" Jasmine asked.
"Of course not." Hildegard laughed. "I’m sure Alpha Xaden would be a gentle man. Come come dear."
Jasmine was horrified as Hildegard led her past the palace hallways.
Her sleeping in Xaden’s room?
She hadn’t stayed long anywhere around him for a while now.
Now even staying with Anna didn’t seem like such a bad idea.
In a matter of minutes, they were at a large ceiling to floor bronze door.
Jasmine swallowed.
Was he inside already?
Was he already waiting for her?
Why had he even offered to have her stay with him.
She wanted to scratch her skin out in frustration.
She was baffled.
Hildegard knocked.
There was no response.
She knocked again.
There still was none.
Eventually she opened the door and Jasmine stepped into a very beautiful room.
The walls were painted a dark green and plants were hanging in the room.
There was a beautiful canopy bed in the middle of the room with white sheets draped over it and tied to sides.
The blanket was fur and cozy with massive and feather cozy looking pillows.
There were beautiful wall paintings hanging on the walls.
Candles lit the room in the most illuminating and yet subtle way.
There wasn’t too much lightning
It was perfect.
And then the beautiful streaks of moonlight came into the room making it more picturesque.
There was an open balcony that boasted of the moon glowing in and cool breeze enveloping the entire bedroom.
"This is beautiful." Jasmine said gawking at the breathtaking room.
Hildegard smiled. "It definitely is. I’ll have the servants come in and serve your meal and place water for your bath. You must be exhausted."


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