When I woke up, I was sore and cold. Looking around, I found I was laying in a pasture curled up to Ryder. I was laying my side, and he was behind me with his arm tightly wrapped around my waist. I began to wiggle to try and get out of his grasp. Ryder let out a growl. “If you keep doing that, we will both be in trouble.” My face had to be beat red. I could feel on my back as to what he was referring to. I went stiff and stopped moving. No further embarrassment needed to be added to this situation. Ryder rolled over and got up. He put out his hand so I could also get up. We walked in silence back to the palace. It wasn’t an awkward silence, but I wish we could talk about something. However, my confidence wasn’t there to start the conversation. Upon reaching our room, Ryder opened