Cat licked a paw.
"Let's look for Ann," she said.
"Dirk is Ann's father.
She might know what to do."
"Good idea, Cat," Tom said.
He rushed into the castle.
A servant was polishing a suit of armor.
Tom leaned on another suit of armor.
"I'm looking for Ann," he said.
"Watch out!" the servant yelled.
The armor crashed to the floor.
"Oops," Tom said. "Sorry!"
The servant did not know where Ann was.
Tom saw another servant.
She was on a ladder and holding candles.
"Excuse me!" Tom called.
He bumped into the ladder.
The servant fell off!
"Oops," said Tom. "Sorry!"
None of the servants knew where Ann was.
Finally Cat had another idea.
"I know some secret spots in the palace," she said.
"I'll look around inside.
You can try outside."
Cat crept all around the palace.
But Cat did not see Ann anywhere.
Tom looked around outside.
He did not see Ann either.
Finally he went to the Royal Stables.
He woke up the stable boy.
"Do you know where Ann is?" Tom asked.
"No." The stable boy yawned.
"But I heard some news about her father.
Dirk has something big to tell everyone!"