I took my bath. The maids dressed me up, after that, they applied herbs to my hair and perfume onto my skin.
I didn't go out the whole day, I sat down in my room reading the books queen mother gave to me. I wasn't sure if the emperor noticed my absence, he has not come to check if everything was fine with me. Wait! I was so stupid! The Emperor of Akkad had one thousand wives in his quarter.rs, I Ariadne, was the youngest among all! These thoughts made me sad, Queen Valeria was the only one he cared about. (The rest of us, were just numbers)
*****
It was already evening. The Emperor didn't send for me, but what was I expecting? For him to come running to me like I was his mother? "Ariadne, you expect too much from people, which is not good," I told myself.
