CHAPTER 40: THE MORNING TREE

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SAVINA’S POV Quite thankfully, Nadia’s plan was much more tactical than I’d expected. After a period of four hours, the soldiers guarding my bedroom go through rotations. This way, a new set relieves the last, making it possible for tight security around the clock. Since Heath had typically decided to take such extreme measures to ensure I was locked in, it seemed impossible to breach. “But then…” Nadia had explained with a sly smirk on her face, “…we have short intervals between these rotations where no soldier is guarding the door. During these moments, the old set is reporting to the chief guard who immediately sends off the new one. That, Your Majesty, is when we sneak off.” Since it had sounded too easy to pull off, I couldn’t help but ask, “How short are these intervals?” Sh

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