Cambyses's surprise

After exiting the study and taking a hot bath, Alexander finally decided to return to his chambers, the day being quite eventful.

As Alexander made his way up the spiraling staircase, holding a burning candle stand by himself, he felt the air get colder and colder as he made his way up, till the cold pricked through his cloth and skin and hit his bones.

'I didn't realize it with all the heating on the first floor, but tonight's gotten really cold.' Alexander commented his heart, while he walked across the unheated hallway, his thoughts floating to whether the town's people had adequate winter clothing.

'Probably not. And there's little I can do about it anyway,' Alexander lampooned a bit as he was already doing everything he could and it still wasn't enough.

But he quickly threw such distracting thoughts away as there was little point in agonizing over things he could do nothing about.