[b]Now that Andreios had warned her that he could die if she ran away, Ava abandoned her thoughts of escaping her bedroom. For now, she would stay put & obey her body guard. But tomorrow, she was going to her mother's cabin. Maybe she could shed some light on things with her wisdom. If anyone knew how to calm Ava & straighten things out, it was her mother.

For the moment, Ava dragged herself to change into her night clothes, & then into bed. She wasn't tired at all, she wanted to go out & explore some, but she couldn't risk Andreios being punished for what she did. With her mind still racing, Ava crawled into bed & curled up in her sheets. She watched the snow outside for a long while until she finally got tired & fell asleep, Still trying to figure out what could be going on around her.[/b]