Rosa was sitting on the palace stairs. It was a staircase on the back. The guards would move from time to time, bowing to her. Rosa only had the courtesy to nod and go back to looking at the garden. Her chin was on her palm while her legs took the weight of her elbow like a table.
“How long are you going to stare?” Darce was standing on the side, smiling at her.
His hand folded. Even though Rosa pulled him out of the office. She apologizes to him for her brother's behavior and quickly runs back inside without even letting him reply. Darce could not leave without seeing her again. She came out of the Palace soon but was unfocused on her surroundings. She just dropped on the stairs and started to look at nothing. Darce was sure her mind was somewhere else. Rosa flinched when she heard his voice. Her head turned at him. Darce smiled, waving at her, then folding his hand. Rosa sighed; she could not figure out what to say to this man.