Chapter 18

I stood outside in the sunny weather as I stared at the fire burning the body to ashes. She could no longer move and had wailed till the fire put her to an everlasting sleep and her body was left to burn into ashes. She had cried and begged for mercy, but I had just wished she would have accepted her death sooner and saved herself from the torture while dying in peace, but I can't change the way the mind works, but at least she has now found her peace. I watched as the guards fed the fire with dried branches to make it burn faster while Josh stood beside me. Staring at the burning woman made me feel hope as I realised that I was one step closer to finding Lenora. "Your highness," Jenny called, as she ran to where I was with her head bowed. "What is it?" I asked, my eyes still focused on the flames. "Did Camille confess to kidnapping Lenora?" she asked as I tilted my head to look at her, but she had her head bowed and her gaze fixed on the ground. Letting out a sigh, I crossed my arms a