The last time Tessa had been truly terrified of something, was when her mother had been banished. She remember being terrified to move or to speak what was really going on in her mind. She was silent for days after that incident. Prince James had been ordered to not come out of his chamber for almost a month for what he had done. In that month, he had asked for Tessa countless times, apologizing profusely for what had happened. She never knew what to say to him.
It was not his fault that her mother was sent away, it was hers. If she hadn't let her mother take the blame, she would still be with her mother. Tessa knew that her punishment couldn't be as severe as her mothers. After all, she was only thirteen when the incident had taken place.
Eventually, Tessa moved on from the absence of
