Devotion

Alicia was not sure what Harold was up to, but she wasn't bothered because she knew he was inside the palace. It was already approaching evening. The last time she saw him was when he escorted two maids who had brought her lunch. From the look of things, she guessed he had probably stayed with them when they made the meal and followed them to deliver it. The girls were shaking so much that she thought they were going to drop the trays, but they also looked too frightened to drop the trays. Thankfully, they did all they were supposed to without making any mistakes. 

As soon as they left, wordlessly, Harold bit into all the food and smelled them, which was quite uncomfortable for her to watch, but she guessed it was probably a werewolf thing. When he was done, he just stood up and gestured for her to eat before he disappeared. She hadn't seen him again since then, even after 4 hours had passed.