“My lady, my lady?”.
Nerissa’s voice roused Aria from her dreamless slumber. Her eyes fluttered open slowly and for a moment, she lay there staring up at the burgundy drapes hanging from the four-posters of the bed. For a moment, she felt numb; unbothered by anything, not plagued by her thoughts or fragments of bothersome dreams. There was simply….nothing.
How long had it been since she last slept so well?
“My lady, you’re finally awake”. Nerissa spoke again.
Aria let her gaze flicker to her face unenergetically; she stared at her blankly for a moment before saying:
“I thought I’d at least be able to sleep longer since I’m Queen now”.
Nerissa chuckled faintly, but the sunken look in her eyes betrayed her.
“Oh, you may indeed sleep longer if you wish. But I came bearing tea which is
