Merferi uncovered a small glowbox, its light almost blinding me. Before I could recover, her hand gripped my arm, leading me on a few more paces. She made me sit on a cushioned stone bench while the wall slid back into place behind us. She removed my hood and mask, but didn’t take off my gag.
“Well, it’s certainly not my apartments, but we’ll be comfortable enough here,” she said. “My brother doesn’t know about this hiding spot. Oh, he’ll tear the place apart looking for you, but not for long. He has to get ready for his little hunt and chase. He could skip it, I suppose, but there were a lot of good prospects this time and that always gets his blood flowing. And he did promise you as a prize as his part of the purse. How he’s going to deliver on that now I don’t know.”
Merferi gave a lo
