Chapter 17
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"...Brother?"
"What?"
A man squinted at his self-proclaimed sister. Sez mistook the man for Rayton since he had ruby-red eyes. However, it wasn’t him. His hair was not black but a bittersweet navy color, and he was much taller than Rayton. He looked around four or five years older than Rayton, with a much different aura too.
'I didn't know there was another person with red eyes in the palace?’
"Who are you?" Sez asked innocently.
"I think I should be the one asking that.” The man replied with a confused look on his face.
"Oh, I’m Sez, I got lost on my way to the library...”
“……”
"Sorry for bothering you, but could you tell me how to get there…?"
The man didn't answer. He stared at Sez with narrowed eyes.
'Why is he looking at me like that? Does he want a piece of me?'
"You ended up here because you're lost?"
"Yes."
"How did you get in?"
"Through the tiny door at the back of the palace.”
"You passed through that door... and ended up here?"
