20

Dawn

Instead of turning out to be the punishment that I thought it was, spending a week in my room became a blessing. It meant I stopped going for the Luna lessons which I'd come to despise.

It was obvious that I was never going to have or completely copy the poise and etiquette that the noble females embodied and exuded. Frankly, I was tired.

So instead of dragging myself to their daily insufferable lessons, I lay in my room and was supplied daily with books about etiquette and history to read.

Sure, I missed the lab more than anything, there were a few concoctions I was supposed to make but reading was fun.

According to Lex, who enjoyed policing me around from outside my door, Rhys was out of Golden Crest for important business. And so he was in charge. He threatened me daily and promised that he wouldn't take my nonsense.

Most of the time, I blocked him out and ignored him.

I hadn't even known that my punishment included no interactions with anyone but him. I hadn't seen either P