I didn't even need anyone to tell me where I was when I woke up.One look at the room was enough. A small bed, cold stone walls, one tiny window that barely let in any light. No decorations, nothing soft, nothing warm. I've slept in bad rooms before but this one felt intentional. Like someone specifically picked the worst room in the entire palace and said yes, put her in there.I sat up slowly and my throat reminded me immediately of everything that happened last night. It was still sore. I touched it gently and winced.Right. My husband tried to kill me.A girl around my age was already in the room when I looked up. She was standing near the door with her hands folded in front of her and she looked uncomfortable. Like she had something to say but didn't want to be the one to say it."Your majesty, you’re awake, my name is Sara." She said to me. "I’ve been assigned to assist you."Assist me? That sounds like too nice of a word for what this is."Thank you," I replied anyway, because
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