By the time I made my way back to the palace, the sun had already started to rise, and I was almost certain that there was smoke coming out of my ears, for that was how much anger I had swirling about inside of me. My chest felt hot, heated, the rest of my body practically alight with exertion from the physical strain that it had taken to get here.
I had no doubt in my mind that Anoa had already managed to make her way back to the palace. With any luck, she would have gone ahead and gone right back to her chambers. It seemed like the most logical thing to do after spending the night out in the cold. I was willing to admit that I envied her for the fact that she had been out here for a much shorter time period.
But then again, as I had been all too eager to remind myself of before, she
