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DUE TO THE NIGHTMARE, EVA SLEPT MUCH PASSED DAWN.
She didn't even wake up on her own; she woke up to a knock on her door, and Dagny's soft voice called, "Princess Eva?"
"Come in," Eva beckoned, pulling from her pillow only a moment before relaxing against it again. It took her hours to fall asleep after her walk last night, and it felt like she had only slept for a minute.
"Sorry to wake you," Dagny says as she enters the room, shutting the door softly behind her. "Your grandmother sent for you."
Of course, she had. Low on sleep, Eva was already irritated, but she also had some unspoken resentment towards Frigga that she couldn't quite identify, so the fact it was her making her way up made everything so much worse.
"I'm sure she did," Eva groaned as she shifted in bed, not making a move to actually rise from her bed.
"Princess," Dagny called again, but Eva's head snapped over to her, her cheek pressed against the pillow.
"Call me Eva."
"Fine," Dagny agreed, pulling the pillow from the young girl, "Wake up, Eva."
Eva pulled her face from the mattress, a pout setting on her lips. "You were much nicer last night."
"Was I?" Dagny quipped, her auburn hair twirling as she spun to open a cabinet in the wall that Eva hadn't noticed before.
"What's that?" she questioned, squinting as the opening in the wall, making out the hanging clothes in it.
"Your wardrobe," Dagny replied instantly, scanning the options before pausing to look at Eva expectantly. "Well," she gestured to the bathroom, which door was slightly opened. "Are you going to bathe?"
Eva peered at it, wondering how long Dagny had been there, and how much she really slept through.
She decided not to voice her concern, and instead, pulled herself from the bed with reluctancy, and headed to the bathroom.
***
AFTER DRESSING - AND FIGHTING DAGNY FOR A PURPLE DRESS - EVA HEADED DOWN TO THE DINING HALL.
Dagny had informed her that the family did not eat breakfast together, but she stopped by there on her way to Frigga (who had sent for her), she'd likely find a pastry or something to hold her off until she could get a proper meal.
Before Eva could ask Dagny for directions, but she had disappeared before she could.
So Eva wandered around for about half an hour, trying to find the dining hall and failing miserably before Frigga caught sight of her.
"Eva?"
Eva whipped around, her braid (Dagny's doing) hitting her neck as she did. "Grandmother," she breathed out, her hands folding in front of her. "How are you?"
