Anastasia sat there with Samsul stroking her hair till the tears could no longer fall. She sniffled but remained leaning against Samsul. She cleared her throat, "Thank you... Samsul..."

She moved away from him and stood, walking into her closet. When she came out, she wore a very simple black dress and was rubbing her eyes. She looked at Samsul, "You must be... hungry... We should go... to the dining hall."

She nodded before she walked to the door and headed down the hallway. Amul was surprised to see her come out of her room, he had expected her to spend most of the day in there with the news of the Queen. He bowed to her and gave her a soft smiled that she returned. She kept walking until she reached the dining hall and took her seat. Sitting there quietly, she looked across the table at where her mother had sat the previous night and just stared.