"There has been a change of plans."
Having just woken up, those were the last words Irene wanted to hear.
After dinner the previous night when there was a lull in talking and everyone was left to their thoughts, Irene found it impossible to sleep and spent much of the night tossing and turning. Well, at least tossing and turning until Sir Phillip shouted from one of the other beds "if one of you rolls again I'm going to send you to sleep in the stables".
After that, she at least held still even if she couldn't sleep.
Morning came too quickly and the girl felt exhausted. However, duty pulled her from the warmth of her bed and she sat up.
"Sir Gunnar, what shall we do instead?" she asked.
"Might as well keep moving," the knight announced. "Apprentices, go to the village square for a bit of practice."
The girl slouched for a moment, but she wasn't the only one resistant to going out in the cold.
