chapter thirteen.

~Aurora.

After being informed by Sam to be available for the brunch by eleven am, I made my way back to my room to find Arne asleep and the trolley of food out of the room.

Since the morning was still young, I decided to familiarize myself with my environment and to check if I still had a clear memory of how I knew the palace.

Just as I was about to leave the room, a knock came on the door, and I opened it to reveal a young maid about Audrey's age.

“Good morning ma'am,” the maid greeted with a smile, "I am Kelly, the nanny assigned to your son throughout your stay at the palace.”

“Well, that was fast,” I muttered to myself as I stepped to the side to let her into the room. “ I am Dr. Ro... Aurora and my son is Arne, I would have introduced you but, he is fast asleep now.”

“That is no problem, ma'am, I will do that myself when he wakes up.”

“Well, I was about to go for a walk before you came. I will be back even before you notice I am gone.” She nodded, and I turned on my heels and left