Using [Shadow Steps], I silently scaled the outer wall of the grand Winterfell estate. My destination was clear—the third floor. That's where Serena's room was.
"You really do look like a thief right now, Nao. Hahaha! Maybe I should start calling you The King of Sneaking into Beautiful Girl's Rooms at Night!" Envi's voice rang out inside my head, laughing mockingly.
"Oh, shut up already! I'm trying to focus here!" I whispered, flustered and slightly annoyed. Though... as much as I hated to admit it, he had a point.
Honestly, I should have just come in through the front door and asked to speak with Serena properly. But knowing her father, Lord Sieg—so protective he might as well be a dragon guarding treasure—I would've been turned away without even a chance to speak.
This was the only way. If I wanted to talk to her seriously and in private, I had no choice.
