16 The next morning Raerdel woke up alone. She frowned as typically they’d leave the room together if they were going to leave at all. Rushing around, she bathed and then dressed in a pair of skinny jeans from home and a long flannel shirt. She typically didn’t dress in her old clothing, but since Sin had gone through the trouble of bringing her things from home, she felt like she should wear it. She also knew if she had to fight or run she wanted to be comfortable doing so. Grabbing her retrieved backpack (Sin had sent a guard to his tower to get it for her) she brushed out her long hair and got ready for her first lesson on being dark royalty. She only hoped Sin’s tests were not painful and that she could bear them. When she came out of the bedroom she made her way down to the ballroom

