The sword dropped with a large clang to the floor. Shocked, Roksolana quickly got up and faced the owner of the voice. She saw Jamal looking at her like he could run a sword through her without any remorse. She knew that nothing she said would make him change his mind. She wouldn't either if she had met him in such a situation. But, she still had to try to convince him.
"I know what it looks like, but I didn't do it," Roksolana told him.
"Okay. So, who did it? Why were you spared, but they weren't?" Jamal asked her in a cynical tone.
He looked too formidable to Roksolana at that moment. She didn't know how to explain without letting him know that she had run away first. She also didn't want him to find out she had just gone to Lady Miriam's house without his permission. But Roksolana kn
