I was already asleep when Jon returned from his talk with Clayton, but I did remember that last night, he held me tighter than he ever had before. In the middle of the night when I woke up to use the bathroom, I had to push at him hard so that he would loosen his hold on me. He woke up before me in the morning, so I assumed that his talks had gone well and it was business as usual in the palace. I was still pretty shaken from yesterday's events and I was in no mood to interact with anyone today, so I texted Jon that I would be working from the study adjacent to our room today. Caroline brought in my meals, and she was extra skittish around me today. I decided not to pry; maybe she was just in a different mood. I didn't have time to dwell on it as I spent the day typing away on my laptop. I
