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Chapter 3: Lady Jessamine

Corvo walked down a well-lit and beautifully decorated corridor and turned left, then right, then left, came to a dead end and headed back the way he came. It was at this point Corvo realised he had no clue where he was or where he was going. He hung his head and sighed, retreating back to his original position, looking for a guard or anyone who seemed to know what they were doing. After a few minutes of walking, Corvo came across a guard that stood defending a wall, it was nicely decorated and seemed to have a glow to it. The guard was young and had a thick red beard that matched his scruffy hair. He looked like he's just woke up, with bags under his eyes and unkept hair looking like it hadn't brushed in days. As Corvo walked over, the guard met his eye and smiled.

"You're the one who beat up Major Matthews, right?" He had a soft voice, and a slight lisp making his w's sound strange.

"Yes, I beat him, it was kind of easy." Corvo said shrugging and the guard laughed.

"He got what he deserved, always thinking he was so hard, glad to see him put in his place for once." Corvo smiled and then slightly hesitated.

"Do you know where Lady Jessamine's room is?" Corvo asked and the guard turned his head to the right and nodded down the empty corridor.

"Go to the bottom over there, turn right and then it's the second door down." Corvo nodded his head as a thanks and followed the guards instructions. He reached the second door, knocked and waited. After waiting about ten seconds he heard a voice from within the room.

"Come in! I won't be a minute!" Corvo opened the door carefully and shut it without making a noise. He looked around the room. The royal blue colours of House Kaldwin covered the walls and the far side was made up of a huge window that lead out on to the balcony. The room itself was huge, bigger than Corvo's whole home back in Serkonos. By the majestic window stood a wooden desk. It looked brand-new and seemed to shine when the sun hit it. There were also books everywhere, every corner had stack of books residing in it. And in the middle of the room sat a twelve year old girl, tiding some of the books away. Corvo looked down at her and took in the details of her face. She was a slim but pretty young girl, with a single beauty mark in the top right corner of her lip. She looked up and smiled at him revealing her perfect white teeth. She stood and dusted off her white dress and looked Corvo in the eyes.

"Are you new here? I don't think I've ever seen you before," Jessamine said, he eye lighting up with curiosity. "What's your name?"

"My name is Corvo. I've been told to escort you to dinner Princess." Jessamine stood there for the longest time, looking at Corvo. Then, just before it got awkward she smiled.

"Escort away." As they walked to the dining room, Jessamine constantly glanced at Corvo, as if she wanted to ask a question but kept deciding not to. Eventually, she spoke. "So where are you from, Corvo? How old are you? Why are you here?" Corvo was only expecting one question but it seems like Jessamine gave up and just asked them all at once. He thought for a moment and then just decided to answer them all.

"I come from Serkonos, Karnaca. I am eighteen and I am here to help guard you and your family." Corvo smiled at her, he didn't know what it was but something about her was just so approachable. He decided he liked her, he'd only known her for a few minutes but he already enjoyed her company. It was a strange feeling but Corvo enjoyed it. Jessamine looked at him and returned his smile.

"I like Serkonos, I have been there twice, it was beautiful there." Corvo nodded.

"I know." Then he opened the door to the dining room and allowed Jessamine to go in first.

"Thank you, Corvo." She curtseyed and entered the room, he bowed, smiled and followed.