At ten o'clock in the morning, an unwilling Scarlet was forced to open her eyes and alight from her bedroom by her mother who complained about how much Esong was spoiling her.
On an empty stomach and groggy head, Scarlet scowled at her mother who dragged her all the way to the lobby because their guests were leaving. The empress and her husband were already there, so were Markay and Adler.
She was the only one who was running late, it seemed and if her mother had not come for her, she would still be in bed, under her warm covers and enjoying the sweet embrace of sleep which was denied to her last night since she spent all night climbing that wall. She and Frost had five more crossing points to go.
"Right, I forgot." Scarlet said to herself.
That was an assumption because Mega clearly heard her words and the frown on her face deepened as she eyed her daughter.
"You forgot!!" her mother whispered in her ears harshly.
