Viola

At dawn the next morning, Mathew rolled around in his bed, his breathing labored and his eyes wide with fear as he prepared to face the horrifying day that lay ahead of him. Following the events of yesterday evening, I was apprehensive about attending the ministry party and did not want to see Prince Azaro, who was also present. Because he appeared to be the instigator of mischief, I had a strong suspicion that things were going to turn out badly for him in one way or another.

When Mathew became overly stressed one day and refused to leave his room, I intervened to assist him in de-stressing a...