To keep you is no benefit. To destroy you is no loss.
~Khmer Rouge slogan
***
Ravenna tossed and turned, failing to bat an eyelid. The night's air crept into the room through the half-opened window, sending the curtains flying.
It was past midnight already, yet, she found it difficult to sleep. Although the manor's silence was enough to lure the call of slumber, it did not affect her.
However, all her attempts seemed futile, and after a while of compelling hopeless sleep, it ended with a frustrating sigh.
Surrendering, Ravenna threw the blanket, kicking her legs to the side of the queen-sized bed. The right hand of her dress slid her shoulder, and she toted it upward, approaching the window.
Sweat ran across her face though the weather seemed perfectly normal. That was the reason she'd left the window open, hoping the cold could mellow out the heat.
Why is the weather… so hot?
