Chapter 50. What Do You Mean?

Doris almost bumped right into Beth the moment she stepped out of the palace. "Oh! Beth, I just came from our room looking for you! Where have you been?"

Beth's eyes were wide and a bit watery, Doris frowned. "What is it? What are you doing out here so late! You'll catch a cold."

"I had to talk to you before you left." Beth said with a shaky voice, she looked as if she were about to cry.

"What did you want to talk about?" Doris rubbed her friends arm and glanced towards the stables. Surely, he could wait a minute or two while she attended to her friend. If not, she would gladly face his wrath to spare her friend a few minutes.

"You'll come back, won't you?" Beth asked, she pushed her hair from her wet eyes.

"Of course I will." Doris hesitated. "If I don't get eaten by the wolves out there, I suppose."

Beth didn't smile or laugh, part of Doris wondered if it was because she was worried about just that exact thing happening to her. "Don't say s