Chapter83:

*** Jinstain, Bayan Province – Kerrigan Lokir *** Kerrigan lay in bed as the screen went dark. “Gah, Reilynn, take this away please.” Reilynn slipped forward from the shadows and closed the laptop, setting it on the desk along the wall. “You did well, my lady.” “Yeah, well I feel like crap still. I hate lying to her.” She tried to sit up straight in bed but the stitches on her side pulled and her shoulder screamed when she tried to put weight on it. “hells fire.” Evalynn was at her other side and helped her sit up and pushed a pillow behind her. “Miss, it’s only been a week. Your wounds are doing well, but the assassin struck true. It will take time to heal properly.” “Do you think Natalie suspected anything?” “No. What little bruising is on your face was easy enough to conceal with the foundation. The camera angle prevented us from having to worry about much else. You hid any discomfort well. The book was a good touch.” “Thankfully my right arm works well enough to hold it.” Kerrigan