Soleia expected her night to go poorly, but just when she thought her expectations could sink no lower, whatever deity above had decided to prove her wrong.
In what seemed like mere minutes after Lily and Soleia had tried to make themselves comfortable on the tiny mattress, the flimsy window pane shattered without warning, causing glass shards to rain over their heads.
"Oh dear!" Lily shrieked. "Your Highness, don't move, I'll pick up the shards first!"
Soleia shook her head free of the fragments like a wet dog, and then she sneezed like one too. With the broken window, the icy wind and snow had no qualms about rushing in, plunging their already cold room into freezing temperatures.
