"If we were late, Tear would get us" Nadia said as they began to walk back to the castle. She looked at Alexi for a while, wondering whether he thought she was not fun to be around with. She sighed inwardly. He seemed upset about something, but could it be because they sneaked away from the castle? Even if they did, Nadia knew that Tear would come follow when she felt Nadia was taking longer then usual. 

Nadia kept quiet the rest of the journey, wondering if she had done something wrong. They soon reached the hedge and Nadia took of her cloak, placing it near the hedge.