Rhea stepped outside the king's palace expecting to find Ethan outside so she could pass time taking a stroll with him, but to her disappointment he wasn't outside, nor was the carriage that had brought them to the king's palace. She decided not to head to Prince Zachary's palace as there was nothing for her to do there at this time of the day.
Furthermore, she couldn't go to her friend as Aria had told her a few days ago that she would be busy these days, and Rhea wouldn't want to impose on her. Thus she decided to walk around the entire palace grounds until she could no longer think of what Draven and king Henry were talking about in there.
Rhea strolled through the palace grounds, her footsteps echoing softly on the snowy ground. Her chest still throbbed from her wounds, a constant reminder of her recent fight with Oriana. But she needed a respite from her own thoughts, especially the tone Draven had used on her earlier.
