The second hand of the clock continued to tick as the day went by together with the weather that was slowly changing from the clear blue sky where there was no sign of the snow earlier in the morning, to the dark clouds that now moved slowly as it brought with it, a chilly wind that blew very cold air in the kingdom as it neared the time of noon.
The snow that had given people in the kingdom the day before as a day break from the snow and cold, resumed its work as it started falling in gentle drops accompanied by the cold it brought with it.
By the time Sthena finished speaking with Daemon in the guest room of the castle, Perdita was still struggling with the maids about who should bathe her.
It was almost a tug-of-war between Perdita and the maids in the bathroom. Each time the hands of the maids touched her, she would slap their hands away.