Under Jane's arrangements, I endured what felt like the most difficult hour of my life.
When her fingertips tapped the table, signaling the end of the exam, my heart paused for a few seconds.
Blushing crimson, I lowered my head and handed in the mostly blank test paper.
My chicken-scratch handwriting made me too ashamed to look up at her expression.
When I heard her soft chuckle, I desperately wished I could bury myself in a snowdrift to cool down.
"Your Highness, there's no need to be shy. It's perfectly normal if you don't know the answers of the questions. I imagine you haven't encountered these books before?"
My head drooped almost to my chest, my voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
"Yes, I... so much of it... I couldn't even understand the questions. Previously, the words I kn
