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The road wound through several great firwood trees, which cast a green overcast from the sunlight above. Adaria had her eyes glued to the ground as it slipped past, and she had curled up beside the window so she would be as small and unnoticeable as she could manage, but Lady Danbury had been relentless in getting her to talk.
She didn’t want to talk. She wanted to wallow in her own misery, and be allowed to feel sorry and miserable for herself. With Lady Danbury beside her however, and the five girls staring pointedly at her, she could hardly manage to do so.
“Are you comfortable, Princess?” Lady Danbury asked as the carriage rolled over a small boulder, causing it to lurch suddenly and send the women into a state of shock.
“I’m fine,” Adaria mumbled, the only person who wasn’
