Chapter 27 : Misunderstandings

Ayda's POV The prison was a lot more wholesome and charming than I'd originally anticipated when the Luna of Opal Hill shackled us for suspicion of espionage from an enemy state a few hours ago. For example, the beds were properly stuffed in goose down as opposed to the straw bedding that I'd grown used to in the servants' quarters while I was in Castle Lykaia. The room itself was a very spacious twenty-five square feet of stone cottage with bay windows that opened out into the courtyard with an en suite open-air bathroom. Granted, the windows seem to be gilded in electricity somehow, as there is a constant hum that lets me know there's a live current running through it. I would hate to be stung by that, but I suppose that's the point. A good deterrent for those that try to escape or alter the windows. There also seemed to be hidden spike traps along the exposed walls of the bathroom. However, the door, equally as guarded as the window and the walls, was perhaps t