Chapter Four
Escape
On the day following their arrival at Dragon-Horn, Lady Roslyn and her maid Celia were summoned at midday by General Drago; they would greet him in his great hall, the old woman said before she tottered off, muttering something that Roslyn did not understand, although it was clear that the woman was quite disgruntled, shaking her head. One could almost see the fumes rising from her head.
“I wonder what he wants.” Celia said, her expressive eyes widening with undisguised interest.
“I wonder what you want,” Roslyn came back at her; she too seemed disgruntled.
The maid’s face went blank “Mistress? Did I say something wrong?”
“I would watch yourself. You act as if you’re hoping to be defiled now that you’ve had your way with me.”
The girl looked back at her in horror
