Watching the sun rise through the car window, between her half-closed lids, Arabella tried to stifle a yawn and at the same time ignore the jolts of the car.
At least Celestia had had the good taste to keep quiet until then, avoiding annoying her with her insipid chatter.
Glancing at her sideways, Arabella found herself wondering what was causing her sister's frown, when she'd asked her last night Celestia had seemed indifferent to the prospect of spending two months in Sioggard.
Her mood had remained happy until the end of the ceremony, despite some stern looks her sister had received, due to her skimpy clothing.
Instead, when Arabella had seen her downstairs, in the courtyard of the Black Crow's castle, when it was time to set off, almost at dawn, Celestia had seemed to her anything
