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Artemisia

Getting through the day without having my mates talking to me, and Daisy wanting to make sure I ate right, was an absolute nightmare.

I still don’t know how I managed to get through it as I finally got the plan from Cayden for today’s activities and had an excuse to shake off Daisy before going into my quarters all by myself.

I got into bed and drank the herbal tea Daisy had made me while I went through the files. It was already way after midnight when I heard a strange noise coming from the terrace. Rubbing my aching eyes, I thought I must have imagined it but as I heard it again I had to check it out.

Getting out of bed carefully, I walked towards the terrace slowly, scanning the space outside with my eyes.

My heart was already hammering in my chest as I made sure that no one was outside, and that, in fact, I could not make out where the noise came from.

It was way too dark to be able to see everything clearly, especially since Cassy was striking even more than befor