Constant policing. Thomas has not let me out of his sight for the last four hours, and it’s creepy. I thought I got my freedom, at least to an extent. I can move freely around Ryder’s house and some areas within the royal palace, but I wasn’t allowed to learn with the others. Just like Ryder said, I had a special tutor who introduced herself as Miss Pamela. Most of my courses were online, but she put me through on many things I didn’t understand. She was indeed a professional in her own field, which is algebra. The others, I had to do online.

　　I didn’t know which is worse,...