Adriana woke up to see warm sunlight streaming in from her window on to her face. She looked around her carefully. It was afternoon, or very late in the morning. Could it all have been a dream? she thought. Yes! It must've.A terrible, horrible nightmare. She wasn't getting married to anyone, anytime soon. Bren and her loved each other, and that was what mattered for the time being.
She dressed gayly, singing to herself as she brushed her hair in the mirror. Wherever were Nelly, Rose and Kate? She wondered. They were still probably worn out from the festival. So she decided to let them off the hook this time. She ran past the hall, and into the kitchens. No servants were there. They were probably serving breakfast. She walked over to the dinning hall and eased the door open slowly.
