Danika woke to a girl’s face hovering in front of her own. She blinked twice to clear the haze in her eyes and opened them again. It was Remeta’s face, and she was no longer smiling.
“Oh, heavens! Remeta woke her up! Remeta woke my queen up! Remeta was really careful, and she kept quiet, too, but she woke her!” Remeta cried out, obviously panicked. “My queen will throw Remeta to the guards now for being a bad person!”
Danika woke up and held her. “No, Remeta, you didn’t wake me. Please, don’t panic. I woke because I wanted to wake.”
“Really?” she asked in a small voice, fear all over her face.
Danika hugged her then. “Of course. Remeta didn’t wake Danika,” she reassured her and watched the girl breathe a sigh of relief. She looked around when she pulled back from Remeta. “Yes, did I sl
