ARIA:
I slept in tears, waking up later at night to pace around the room and sitting on the window sill. Thankfully, the maid had left a glass of water on my bedside table. I took a few sips from the cup before letting out a tired sigh and leaning back into the wall.
I finally fell asleep when I was too tired to sit.
I woke up before dawn, hating that I could barely take a long sleep without waking at intervals or something.
I slipped into a robe and made my way out of my room with the intent of taking a walk around the garden and feeling the dew against my skin on the grass before coming back in.
I'd just stepped out of the Palace when I caught someone in the shadows, speaking to another person. I didn't look at them before hiding behind the pillars and listening, trying hard to ke
