58 Ghost of the old palace

When Dante finished securing the horse's reins, his eyes still hadn't moved away from his younger brother and the maid, who stood on the other side of the brown horse. With Emily gone, who had already walked ahead of them, Aiden said to Anastasia, 

"It is good to start with a horse because you will learn to balance yourself. I have ridden camels before, and boy, did I fall off the first time."

Dante noticed the maid smile at her brother's words, and his lips twitched. He remarked, 

"Try to help her run away again and she will be punished twice as hard as usual. You wouldn't want to disappoint your sister, who believes that she brings bad luck to her maids."

Anastasia's and Aiden's smiles fell right away. A look of guilt appeared on Aiden's face, and he quickly said, 

"I was just telling her about the camels and h—"