Winter is here

"Just stay in the room, I'll tell them to bring the food." Rihro said.

Iris had told him she wanted to get lunch from the kitchen but he refused to take her there.

"What happened to Lily?" she asked. Something deep in her guts told her that was the reason he did not want her to go to the kitchens.

Did Tryphon torture her physically?

She hoped not.

"I do not know of any Lily," Rihro said.

"The girl who hit me when I was in the kitchen." she said.

"Oh," Rihro said.

His reaction made her freak out even more.

"What did he do to her?" She asked.

"That, I do not know. I do know that she would be punished accordingly and not overboard."

If he meant for his words to make her feel any better, it didn't.

"I'll call for the food." He stepped outside, leaving her alone in the bedroom.

Taking a deep breath, she walked towards the large king sized bed, specially made for the Crown prince and sank in.