Chapter 47: Attempt At Number One

Diana "Do you understand me?" Rosie asked, despite the ridiculous threat she had just made. "There's no way I could ever hope to overpower your rogue King. The last thing I want to do is that. So, fine. You are perfectly understood." I plastered a fake smile on my face and only let out a breath of relief once she left me. I continued trying to plot my escape after she left, pondering just when the best time to do it was. Suddenly, I recalled something that Melissandra had told me in one of our lessons. "I hate the new moon," she had said. "Many others hate the new moon as well. The Moon Goddess hides away from us then because she cannot reflect the light of the sun. And so, we are weak during the new moon. In fact, we like to avoid going outside." "I remember one of our great purges that the humans performed on our kind. It was in Spain, and humans greedily liked to call it the Spanish Inquisition. Many of our brothers and sisters died to the humans that day. 'What happened?' I