7

SEVEN

I awoke with a dry throat, my tongue sticking to the roof of my mouth.

I wondered if the ladies were still waiting outside my door. Now I wish I had just told them to get me some water before going to bed last night when they had asked if I needed anything. It was past midnight already.

"I need some water or else I might die." I whispered to myself as if taking permission from myself. What could happen? The highest was that I would get caught by a staff member or the guards. I decided I would find my way to the kitchen and try as much as possible not to get caught. Though I knew I shouldn't wander the werewolf palace alone at night. Our guide had mentioned that we should never step out of our rooms without being called for. But I couldn't wait inside my room when I was dying of thirst could I?

"There goes nothing.." I said as I gathered my dark long hair into a braid and slipped on a modest nightdress before creeping to the door.

Stepping into the shadowy hallway, I shu