Chapter 94

She suddenly ran back to the bed, diving under the blankets. Again the Southerner came back, surprised to see all the food had been eaten. "Need anything else?" He asked, concerned. "No..." I said dryly. He pulled up the tiny slot at the bottom of the cell door, gesturing for me to slide the tray through it. I did so. "Your meeting with the king shall be tomorrow morning." He said before disappearing down the hall again. I truly didn't know what to expect from meeting this king. There wasn't much excitement dwelling within me... To know he condoned 'falconry', slavery and probably a plethora of other immoral things just dug at my core. Not only that but he had several animals not native to this land, running around his kingdom like they belonged here. It was not fun being forced into such a predicament with no certainty of the outcome. I was so anxious. The day was long and slow. It eventually turned into the evening. The Southerner came to deliver another platter of food...this time d