CHAPTER 4
“My goodness.” Kori looked over at Peytra at breakfast. “You look horrible.”
Peytra could almost feel the kick that Gani gave Kori under the table.
“What she means to say is that you don’t look like you got a lot of sleep,” said Gani.
“No, no, I didn’t. This is a bit of a change for me. Also, someone kept pacing above my room, and it kept waking me up,” answered Peytra. That was true, aside from her nerves, Peytra kept waking up to the seemingly random steps from above. Each dream or nightmare abruptly ended with the pounding of boots above. With huge bags beneath her eyes and an overall disheveled appearance, it was clear her nerves had done a toll on her
“Oh that! Must have been the changing or shifting of the guard. It can be a bit jarring if you never stayed at a place l
