Cillian had lost count of the days he’d been confined to the dungeon under his manor. The constable and deputies brought him here after arresting him at the pond, tied him to a chair and gagged him. Twice a day, one of the constable’s deputies freed him so he could eat and use the sanitation bucket while two others stood guard, crossbows pointed in his direction. Once finished, they retied him and left.
He had no way of knowing what was happening outside. What had Pepys told everyone? How had he explained Cillian’s sudden disappearance?
Where was Hamel? The constable had let him go free, but why hadn’t he come back to help?
Pepys had given him no indication of how long he was to be kept down here. A few days? Weeks? Forever? What were his intentions now that he had retaken the manor?
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