I ran along the wall.
When I ran past, the watcher made a "Gegeh?!" face. That reaction was the same for all of them and it was funny, but you people aren't safe either! Stay sharp!
"I'm going up!"
I told Lily, then jumped onto the shoulder of the watcher who happened to be there, used him as a foothold, and came out onto the second-floor balcony. A crowd of people was on the balcony, all wearing "Ohh?!" faces. At face-to-face distance, had my sweat splashed on them? I caught a glimpse of the Queen's face. Anouk was behind her. Delighted, I flashed a fox sign. No one understood…
I saw Lily about to jump from below, so I had no time to check the Queen's reaction and leapt to the balcony of the next room over. Cheers rose here! Because there were spectators, no arrows came. But stones were being thrown from around Count von Kirchhoff. You people—that's lese-majeste, lese-majeste! You don't know who they'll hit. The only certainty is they won't hit me.
