With a loud sigh, Hera crashed onto the bed. It was a long day, she was exhausted and she needed a full night's rest. Her eyes fluttered shut and she drifted off to sleep instantly.
For the first time since she was moved into this chamber, she dreamed of her parents. She had nightmares about them all the time when she was in the dungeons but never when she slept in the royal chamber.
It turned out that she wasn't having a nightmare. She was having a pretty nice dream and her parents were alive and well. The three of them were back at Wardsville, having a nice dinner at the dining table.
They conversed and laughed like old friends and Hera was having the time of her life as her face lit up with pure happiness. This was where she was supposed to be. With her parents in Wardsville.
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