"Lady Mary, are you alright? You look pale," Fern whispered to my ear, he sounded worried.
I faced him and showed a small smile. "O-Oh yes, of course!" Sagot ko sa kanya at nagpatuloy sa pagkain. 
"Are you sure? You can tell me if something's bothering you, alright?" 
"Yes, I just miss my friends," pilit akong ngumiti.
Tumango-tango naman si Fern. "Oh I'm sure they're doing good, Lady Mary! You'll see them again soon!"
"I hope so," I mumbled.
Pagkatapos akong makita ng prinsipe na akmang bubuksan ang bookshelf kanina ay alam kong wala na akong maitatago pa, huling-huli na niya ako. Ngunit ang ipinagtataka ko lang ay bakit hindi niya ako sinumbong. 
"Prince Aiden.." 
His lips formed a playful smile.
"I see you found the secret doorway, hmm?" He asked and let go of my hand.
Napalunok ako sa kaba bago sumagot.
"Y-Yes your majesty. I-I heard a loud noise coming from there and I thought someone was sneaking in---
"How could someone sneak in, Lady Mary? This palace is full of guards," he uttered. 
I couldn't reply. What he said was true. I have no way out. I have no reasonable statement to make it out of this mess.
I just started and I think I'm about to reach the end too.
"Apologies, your majesty," I muttered. "I should've been careful of my actions."
I saw him nod. "Apology accepted, Lady Mary. It's actually not that serious. I just came here to give you my schedule for tomorrow, then I heard the noise. I thought you needed some help."
Did he just caught me indirectly? 
"You made a huge mistake there, M'lady," he chuckled. "Come on down, dinner is already served." He bowed and I did too before walking towards the door but, before he left, he tilted his head on my way.
"Let's keep it a secret, shall we?"
He did it on purpose! Nagpanggap siyang alam niya, na alam ko na ang sikretong daan na iyon upang mapaamin ako. 
But I'm quite confused. How could he talk so casually to me? I mean, he's a prince! Also, he could've asked Caspian to give me his schedule for tomorrow, why did he bother coming here?
After the supper, we were asked to have some rest. But I didn't go directly to my room. I need some fresh air so I asked Lady Iona if I could take a walk outside. Gladly, she said yes!
I quickly ran to my room and grabbed my coat. I used the back door in the kitchen and I followed the trail of bricks. Dinala ako ng mga paa ko sa hardin. Napakalawak nito at napaka-aliwalas. Kitang-kita ang liwanag na dala ng buwan at ang ningning ng mga talang sinasamahan siya sa lalim ng gabi. 
I sat down on one of the benches and looked up. The coldness of the night and the chilly wind mixed up together made me let a out a heavy sigh. I can't help but to wonder every time evening comes. 
What's with the depth of the night that makes me long for something I have never known--or someone I have never met? 
"When are you going to leave?" I gasped when someone talked. I roamed my eyes around. I almost cursed under my breath when I saw a guy wearing a mask.
"C-Caspian?!" I shrieked. "You scared me! How long have you been standing there?!" Hindi ko napansing nasa tabi ko lang pala ito nakatayo. 
The lights coming from the lampposts on each benches in the garden were dim, that made it harder for me to see and recognize him.
"Before you even got here," he coldly replied.
"What's with you and your mask? That's creepy! I could've mistaken you as an intruder or something!" I yelled at him.
He cleared his throat. "Well, you didn't, Lady Mary. It's getting cold now, shouldn't you go back to the castle? Aren't you afraid staying out here in the dark?" 
I looked at him before raising an eyebrow. "I never knew you could ask so many questions."
Bigla itong natigilan sa sinabi ko. Maybe he was surprised too?
"I'm not afraid of the dark," I said. "It's the only way I can freely show my face, and be me, without getting judged by anyone." 
"In the dark, I can be who I am. No eyes and no lies." I added as I look around the darkness surrounding us.
My gaze laid upon him when he spoke. "Quite interesting."
Naghintay ako kung may nais pa itong sabihin ngunit nanatili lang itong nakatingin ng diretso sa akin.
"Go back to your room now, Lady Mary. We're going to the Kingdom of Fèath at dawn." That's what he said before leaving.
"Oh what did I expect? Caspian to take what I said seriously? Really?" 
Nagising ako sa tunog ng kampana ng palasyo. Madilim pa sa labas at kitang-kita ko ang nagniningning na mga bituin mula sa bintana ng aking kwarto.
I went directly to the bathroom to take a bath. The water was warm, thankfully. It didn't take me that long to prepare, I wore a dark red polonaise kind of dress with white top and marie sleeves that I saw on the wardrobe. 
I tied my long, dark, wavy hair with a ribbon and wore a pair of black leather knee high boots. Looking at the reflection of myself in the mirror, I feel like I was someone else. Who would've thought I could wear a fancy 
dress like this?
"This is it! Let's not act carelessly today!" I cheered myself up and walked towards the room.
Just when I was about to open the door, someone already opened it from outside.
"A pleasant morning, Lady Mary!" I almost jumped because of Fern's loud greeting.
"Oh sorry, was I too loud?" Nakokonsensyang tanong nito habang kinakamot ang batok nang makitang nagulat ako.
Tinawanan ko ito. "Well, you were a bit loud, yes."
"I am just so excited! Lady Iona said I'm going to come with you and the prince, all the way to the Kingdom of Fèath! This is my first time going off the overseas!" Natigilan ako sa sinabi nito.
Overseas? That only means we're going to ride a boat or maybe a ship? Oh no.
"Bakit parang namumutla ka, Lady Mary?" Fern asked.
"O-Oh n-nothing! I-I w-was just thinking something! Let's go downstairs?" I told him and grabbed his hand. 
When we reached the kitchen, we found Lady Iona, Diana and Liana all ready to go.
"A pleasant morning, Lady Iona! Can I have a minute please? It's very important-----"
"Let's do that later Lady Mary, we have to go now," she quickly said and gave me a basket full of food.
I looked at Fern but he just shrugged. Wala na akong nagawa pa kung hindi sumunod sa kanila. Oh, this is not going to be good.
As we ride the carriage on the way to the port, my heart started to pound. How on earth would I tell them this?! I don't want to cause a mess! 
"Lady Mary, do you want an apple?" Liana offered.
"Yes!" Lahat sila ay nagulat sa biglaan kong pagsagot, maging ako ay nagulat din. "O-Oh, I--ah I'm sorry, I'm really starving."
"Looks like it, Lady Mary," Liana chuckled.
All of us laughed until we reached the port. Kami ang unang nakarating dito at sumunod naman sa amin ang prinsipe at si Caspian. 
A huge and great ship was waiting for us. Ito na yata ang sasakyan namin. Pinagmasdan ko ang paligid, unti-unti nang lumiliwanag ang langit at kalmado lamang ang tubig sa dagat. 
"I guess I'll be fine with that kind of water," I convinced myself.
"Ahoy! Brace yourselves, ladies and gentlemen!" Someone, wearing pirate clothes popped up out of nowhere. He has an eye patch and a parrot resting on his left shoulder. He looks like he's the same age as ours. I've never seen a young pirate before.
He has a black silky hair, well crafted eyebrows and pretty eyes. His jawline fits perfectly with his pointed nose and cherry lips. He's quite cheerful, I see––and attractive too.
"A pleasant morning, Prince Aiden," I heard him say and bowed his head to the prince.
"A pleasant morning to you too, Captain Jack! It's been quite a while," the prince cheerfully replied to the man named Jack.
"Yes, I believe, it's quite a long time, your majesty!" He chuckled.
"This is the ship I was talking about the other day, it's newly built with fine wood and an enormous space awaits inside especially for you," he explained.
Prince Aiden turned his gaze upon the ship and nodded. "There are no time to waste, come on!"
I started to panic when they started getting on the ship, this is insane! I can't do this! I'm going to die!
"Lady Mary? Aren't you coming with us?" I heard Diana yelled as she go up the stairs.
"I--ah.." Napalunok ako. Why are they staring?! "Y-Yes! I'll be right up!"
I was about to reach for the stairs when someone grabbed my hand.