At first, Ember was glad that she got to spend the night in Cornelia's residence. As a human being whose only exercise was strolling within the palace garden, the combination of riding horses and shopping had thoroughly exhausted her body. However, as she lay in bed, she tossed and turned among the soft sheets, finding it difficult to sleep.
'Why can't I fall asleep? It's so annoying.'
She grabbed one of the extra pillows and hugged it, only to fluff it and put it on top of the pillow where her head was resting.
'It's a new place for me, that must be the reason.' After some time, she fixed the pillows back to their original position. 'But I never had trouble sleeping before. I could sleep anywhere, even on the floor.'
She gazed at the ceiling, and she kind of missed the canopy curtains of her own bed.
'Did I get too used to sleeping in my chamber in the palace? Is that why?'
