I never imagined someone was watching me. Since when, exactly?
According to Viktor, he'd felt those unpleasant eyes on him ever since the royal palace. At first he chalked it up to ordinary noble curiosity—just people sneaking glances at the famous Gale Knights commander—but the gaze had clung to him like a shadow, relentless.
"Maybe it's because I lived in seclusion for so long, but I'm sensitive to that kind of thing."
"That's a useful talent. Think you can catch them?"
"Hard to say. It won't be easy, but I'll try."
Viktor took a small group of knights and disappeared down a back alley. I had no idea why the Grand Duke's Guard was watching me, but the fact that their eyes hadn't lifted made it clear enough that I was their target.
If the Grand Duke's Guard was on the move, that meant the Grand Duke himself had taken notice of me. Had something I'd done put him on edge? Just knowing I was being watched was enough to set off every alarm in my head.
