Chapter 56. They Were Heard Nearby

The guards were quick to pull him off, she flinched when she heard one of them shriek. William forced the door open and closed it quickly behind him so she couldn't follow. Doris quickly scooted over to open the curtain and see what was happening.

The man stood in rags outside the carriage with his hands coated in blood up to his elbows. Everything about him blended in with the snow, if she hadn't seen the blood, she might have missed him entirely. He had long, white hair and eyes almost as light as the ground beneath him. When he smiled, she saw his sharp teeth poke out of his gums as if he were about to rip apart everyone around him.

William stood in front of the carriage door as if he was guarding it, though she knew it only looked that way from where she was seated.

"You know-I could smell your royal blood for miles, prince." The man taunted and licked his teeth. The guards surrounded him as if he was in the center of a circle.

"All alone out here, I see.