Who could say. All she knew was she was glad it had come now, and not while all were gathering and dancing. That would be a bad omen.She looked west. ...he sun was now gone. Behind her, torches flickered at strategic points along the walls, far from the actual sentries so as to not make them easy targets of a good archer. Despite her words, that attack had spooked her."I want the guard increased once the storm hits." She looked at the soldier beside her. "I don't want anyone using this as cover. I didn’t really know how much time had passed. I was a little shaky on my feet at first. A pretty leash was attached and my hands were cuffed behind my back and I followed obediently behind.I knelt at the Dr.’s feet and he fed me food from his plate. When he had decided I had enough he instructed Nurse Hanna to take me to his bedchamber and let me rest there until they were ready for me. She led me up there. She tied my cuffed hands to the headboard. Attached cuffs to my ankles and spread my. "Not bad. Anelie looked closer at the girl. She was tall for her age, almost five and a half feet. The face below that blonde hair was soft, almost delicate, but there was steel in her large blue eyes. Her black breastplate was flat, without the slight breast bumps both Shanna and Anelie had in their armor. Such feminine touches did lessen the protective quality of the steel, but Shanna considered it a badge of honor in this world of men. Anelie agreed. If any other females lasted over a month. I sip from my cup. Or am I more ashamed of how much I enjoyed it? I think back to that day, how much he played with my fear and excitement. I take the carton of juice and put it back in the fridge. I still can’t believe how alluring everything about him was, how his eyes, his breath, his scent, everything about him draws me in like a moth to fire. ‘And what a fire indeed’ I think as I turn around, to meet the gaze of this fire itself. “Mason,” I could barely breathe his name before he slams me.