I sat on my bed for well over an hour, feeling nothing. Numb. The sun had set minutes before I heard Anna, my maid, knock timidly on my door.

"Come in," I mumbled automatically.

She turned the door knob and stepped in hesitantly. She bobbed down in a quick curtsy before saying, "Its supper time, Miss."

I didn't respond. I continued to sit rigidly on my bed, staring past Anna, out the door…

"Miss?" Anna asked nervously.

I blinked. "I'll be right down, thank you."

Anna bobbed down once again before scurrying out of my room, not even going to the trouble of closing the door behind her.

It didn't bother me. I had always been regarded as somewhat odd. I was used to it.

I sighed and reached for a brush to smooth my mussed hair. I splashed some cold water onto my swollen face and washed my tears stained cheeks. I studied myself in the mirror, barely able to make out my features in the dim light. One thing I could see.

My face was disturbingly pale.

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