ELLIOT

"Hey, wait, bitch! I saw him first!"

The shouting faded behind me, swallowed by the chaos of the fights and the violins fueling the brawls.

I ran through the shadows of tents and small stalls, filthy, covered in mud. But for some reason, watching that brown hair flow ahead of me, inhaling that delicious lavender scent, a smile crept onto my lips.

I was happy.

*****

KATHERINE

I stood in the hallway, keeping watch.

We had slipped inside a stable in silence, with only a few horses dozing in