Ember had spent almost all of the day before tangled up with Artemis as the castle prepared for her Luna Ascension ceremony. She had spent quite a lot of time learning about Artemis and the hi-jinxes of his childhood. From the stories, he was quite a wild and rambunctious boy. It made her laugh, when he told her about the things he did as a child with his little friends. In a way, it reminded her of Jackson when they were younger. Artemis held her as she shed her tears over Jonathon but assured her, that despite not being over her grief, that he wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon. That helped things, more than she could say.
The next day, Ember didn’t wake until around noon. She only had a few short hours to prepare for her ceremony. She had planned on wearing one of the fine dresses tha
