The quiet of her chambers seemed suffocating, her mind teeming with thoughts she couldn’t separate enough to think through.

She inhaled a heavy breath, rubbing her forehead as she closed her eyes. It seemed as though she perpetually had a headache these days. Enough had happened in the past few weeks to keep her mind occupied for years.

“Gods help me…” She muttered, worrying over the crease in her brow with her forefinger.