I winced as the locks clanked on the stone floor loudly. Colleen dragged me through a series of hallways and soon the stone floors receded, leaving a floor of dirt.
“Tunnels?” I whispered.
Colleen nodded a ‘yes’ to me and we continued on.
“How do you know about this?” I asked quietly.
“You don’t end up being the king’s mistress without knowing your way around the castle.” She said without looking at me.
“Mistress!” I gasped. “That means you and that have-”
“I refuse to answer that question.” Colleen said curtly.
“Where are you taking me anyway?”
“I safe house.”
“Safe house where?”
“You can’t know.”
“Why not?” I pleaded.
“If you know where it was, then this safe house wouldn’t be so safe.” Colleen patiently responded.
“What?!”
“You’ll see.”