Once Crystal succeeded in removing the intruder from her room, she slammed her door shut and dusted her hands off. She was quite pleased with herself as she was much stronger than she thought. Hopefully that was enough to deter the female knight from coming to her with that crazy talk about being her protector, even though Crystal did need the extra protection and Irina was the perfect candidate for such a role. Sighing, she folded her arms across her chest and paced back and forth, contemplating what to do should Irina return... Of course the determined knight would return, it was her job. 

Sir Irina returned much sooner than she anticipated. Crystal unfolded her arms and relaxed her body just a bit as Irina went on about her honorable duty to protect her. Narrowing her eyes, she leaned down slightly in front of Irina. Crystal studied the soft features of the woman before her, grabbing her chin gently and tilting it upwards so that there faces were only mere inches apart. She didn't say anything for a whole ten seconds, only stared into the other woman's eyes with an unreadable expression. She moved forward a bit more and parted her lips. 

"Okay." She chirped before standing upright, a smirk on her lips as she looked down at her guard. "I'm going to get changed." Crystal turned on her heel and entered her room sized walk in closet, it was only several feet away from where they were standing. She pulled a beaded chain to turn on the light and shut the door in front of Irina's face, flashing a stern look her way. Crystal quickly shed her clothes and slipped into a simple white sundress and matching shoes. Afterwards, she walked toward the very end of the closet where there was a small lever disguised as an elegant wall sconce with multiple unlit candles. She pulled the first one back, and the wall beside the lever moved aside, making quite a bit of noise as it revealed a small octagon room. Crystal stepped in and pulled another lever so that the door would close and the little elevator would take her to the first floor of the castle. This was one of the many secret rooms inside of the castle. 

Once she felt the elevator stop, she pulled a different lever to open the door. Crystal peeked her head outside to inspect her surroundings, pleased to see the coast was clear. She exited the elevator and allowed a bookshelf to move back into place by pulling a small candlestick lever. Clapping happily, she finally left the library and walked down the hall to get outside to the gardens to meet up with Lily. The library was in the wing closest to the courtyard, so she often used her elevator to get there - it was just faster. 

Crystal made it to the garden hassle free. She took a seat on a small bench with Lily resting at her feet nibbling a carrot. The Princess stretched her arms above her head and laughed quietly to herself about Irina. If only she could see the look on her face right now...