O Ano dos Frames do Príncipe Reprovado — 第一章 误闯的蒸汽

Chapter One: Steam Wandered Into by Mistake

The steam pipes at the entrance ceremony blew the changing-room doors out of order. Klaus pushed the wrong one. Heat and a cry of alarm poured out together.

Princess Lina smashed a towel into his face. "A washout who can't even read a doorplate!"

He ought to have withdrawn at once. But beneath her collarbone he saw an old scar, shaped like the royal crest from five years ago. That scar made him forget his manners.

"I'm sorry." He pulled the door shut and set his back against the wall. His heartbeat was louder than a frame's engine.