Jezin woke up to a stream of sunlight piercing through the window into his face. He sat up in the bed, wiping the sleep from his eyes and looked around. The room was empty, it seemed Payton had already left. For a moment he sat there in slight confusion, before realizing he had spent the entire night there. His stomach dropped. He'd left Sophia alone for the entire night. He lept from the bed, redressing as rapidly as possible and bolted out the door. He darted down the hallways leading to the princess' chamber, hoping that nothing had befallen her during the night. He rounded the corner to the room with great haste, skidding against the floor as he did so. He then looked up to see a pair of Order knights guarding the door. He let out a sigh of relief. Sir Walden had done exactly as he'd hoped. The princess was safe. He walked slowly towards the two men, still gasping a bit. "Good morning, gentlemen, I trust you had no issues?" He gave a slight bow. "Thank you for watching over the princess." He opened the door and entered the room, seeing the princess and her lady-in-waiting sitting inside.

 Sophia had gotten very little sleep. The wine had helped her get to bed, but she'd awoke several times throughout the night, her pillow soaked with tears. Eventually, she had given up on the endeavor of a good night's rest all together and had gotten dressed for the morning. She now wore a slim black dress, the collar of which was embroidered with a thin line of gold thread. The sleeves were long and flowing, going so far as to cover the princess' hands. Her circlet still sat upon her head, and the golden medallion hung from her neck, but she had opted out of wearing the flashy wrist jewelry. Her head ached as Eva made an effort to style her hair. Her eyes glanced up as Jezin entered.

 "Princess, I apologize for my tardiness." Sophia shook her head and put on a tired smile. "It's fine, Jezin, I'm just glad you're back. We'll be heading to the Great Hall shortly, you should get dressed." The bodyguard nodded, heading for his room. He caught a glare from Eva as he shut the door. He changed quickly, throwing on a long-sleeved black dress shirt and a doublet made of red leather. He changed into a pair of simple black trousers, like the ones he wore beneath his armor, and put on a black dress jacket that was marginally shorter than the long coat he had worn the night before. He paused before leaving the room, grabbing his dagger from the nightstand and concealing it within his coat pocket. He doubted he would need it, but he didn't want to take any chances. He left the room to see the princess fully prepared. He noticed she had added a loose gold-trimmed belt to her attire, with her flute tucked neatly underneath it. The pair set out towards the Great Hall, barely speaking the entire way there.