Chapter 6, Della Villa:
Della didn’t sleep the whole time their cave had been invaded. She hadn’t slept much since her abduction. The days spent in the bag all mashed together, and the rainy overcast skies did little to help her keep track of the passage of time.
Since her Black Knight released her, she spent most of her time clinging to his back. The lack of shoes made walking on the frigid ground impossible for any distance. She’d been taken from her city with only another’s bloody nightgown for covering. Now it had been augmented with the sack her captives had carried her in.
She would tuck her bare feet under his arms, but by the time they stopped to rest, she lost feeling in her toes. The man that carried her sat patiently with her feet inside his light coat against his warmer fles
