Hideous masks

"Student? And they just let him go?” Kitanna chuckled. Almira shrugged.

"The ancestors are wise”.

Kitanna blew up with laughter. She'd never thought the princess would go out of her way to help someone. Making up lies just to save them.

"Where is he?” Kitanna asked.

"Avoiding me,” Almira replied with an eye roll. The first he did the minute he was released was run. “He's an ingrate.”

"You said he was going to be punished. The poor boy was too terrified to wait for another second. He was probably scared you would change your mind,” Kitanna defended.

"I'd be traumatized if you didn't defend him. Dante does not look like a boy to me…” Almira paused, her mind creating a detailed picture of his face.

"I think he only has an abundance of hair. Everything else is perfectly human. I was shocked at first, but after a closer look, I didn't mind,” Kitanna shrugged. Almira gave her a look.

"I am not talking about his hair, Anna. I meant his face. He doesn't look like a boy. He may be sk