Lyra’s POV:

The servant gulped and kept her eyes down.

Lyra shook her head, she had better things to do than to speak to a servant. She had already decided that she was going to immediately find Aria and give her most heartfelt greetings immediately after she was shown to her room.

Rose breathed out a sigh of relief as she felt the awkward silence between her and the werewolf pass. She bowed slightly to Lyra, turned around and continued leading the way.

They walked through a ...