Lavina was taken aback. She had not expected that the King would make her stay in the castle! She needed to leave. If she did not get back to the tavern within a reasonable time, the owner would definitely start asking questions. She looked at the wenches that were escorting her to her room. Unlike herself, these two were not serving wenches, and obviously did not have the brains that Lavina had. It would be easy enough to fool them.
When they reached the guest room, Lavina was once again shocked. She had never had the chance to be in such an extravagant place before. It was a shame that she would not be able to enjoy it, but certain things were more important. She looked back at the two woman, who seemed to be waiting for Lavina’s word to take their leave.
“Be sure to thank the King for this lovely room, but do tell him I wont be needing it for very long. Send him my apologies” she said sternly. She knew they simply took orders, not taking any deeper meaning in the words she, or anyone else, said.
“yes, my lady”, they said in unison, curtsying and then departing. Lavina ran to the balcony as soon as they were out of site. She did not have much time. She grabbed a linen sheet from the bed in the room, and tied one end securely to the railing on the balcony. She took a deep breath, and carefully climbed to the other side of the railing, resting her feet on the edge. Then, she began to slowly lower herself to the group, keeping a firm grip on the sheet. She finally got close enough to the group, and she hopped off, landing lightly on the dirt.
Great. Now to figure out how to get back