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Mahlon?”
Adelia nodded .
“Why?” Emmeline shouted. She no longer wondered if Adelia could be trusted. Obviously, she couldn’t.
“Because he wanted me to alert him if you were in any danger. He trusts me to watch out for you when he can’t be here to protect you himself.”
"Well, I'm fine,” Emmeline shot back. “Not a single scratch."
Adelia sighed . "How did you get out?”
“D oes it matter now that I’m found?”
“That door will have to be locked and guarded.”
“This is ri diculous! I don’t appreciate being locked in like a criminal.”
Adelia’s eyes turned pleading as she stared at the hem of Emmeline’s skirt. “Please tell me which door you used? You’ve been put in my care and I must do everything in my power to protect you.” Her breaths came shallow and quick.
“You are just like them,” Emmeline said. “ All you care about is jailing the witch so you can use her when it serves you best.”
Adelia ’s lips quivered and a tear escaped her eye. She wiped her nose and tucked an errant hair behind her ears. “No, I…” Adelia sniffed. “I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
Emmel ine swallowed a pang of remorse. There was no reason to behave so rudely. Ashamed by her sharp accusations, Emmeline sighed. “I know, Adelia. I didn’t mean that. If you must know, I left through the same door I entered into this stone prison. The rear entrance, I believe.”
Ad elia lowered her head and bowed. “Thank you, My Lady. I do apologize, but that door will have to be guarded until the Crown Prince’s arrival. You’ll be in his care then, and you’ll be safe. Please, you mustn’t leave the palace. I don’t know what I would do if you were harmed.”
“If you insist,” Emmeline said with a bite still left in her tone. “However, I insist you explain why this is so necessary. And I insist you look at me while you explain.”
Adelia gasped. “I’m not permitted.”
“According to whom?”
“It isn’t safe. ”
Emmeline’s heart skipped a beat. Was she dangerous? Would someone be harmed if they looked at her? Erick didn’t seem to have any problems, and he certainly looked at her enough. Emmeline blushed at the thought.
She took a deep breath and lowered her voice to a soft whisper “Trust me; I’m not going to hurt you.”
“It’s not you that gives me fright. If he finds out I dared look at you...you are not mine to control.”
“I’m not anybody’s to control!” Emmeline said. She jumped to her feet, her arms rigid and her fists squeezed shut. “Who said you couldn’t look at me?”
Adelia winced and glanced at the door.
“I want to know,” Emmeline said.
“I’m not permitted.”
Emmeline folded her arms and gave Adelia a hard stare. “I don’t care.”
Adelia nodded and shut the door . With her back to Emmeline and her head hung, she paused with her palm on the handle as if she were thinking about leaving. After a long moment she turned around and raised her timid eyes to Emmeline’s. Her entire body trembled.
Emmeline held her gaze. “They look like everyone else’s during the day.”
“No, not like everyone else’s. I’ve never seen a blue so deep. They are quite lovely.”
Emmeline smiled. “Blue by day, silver by night. I made up a song about them when I was little, but I’ve forgotten it. My father didn’t like me singing it.”
Adelia looked away.
“Do my eyes frighten you when they are silver? You seemed startled the other night.”
“No , not at all, My Lady. It’s just…”
“Yes?”
“Your power is greater when they shine. You are more susceptible. He would be especially angry if he knew I looked at you at night.”
“Who would be angry? Mahlon?”
Adelia nodded. “Only because he doesn’t want you to be compromised.”
Emmeline rolled her eyes. “Or because he is power hungry.”
“That isn’t it. The King trusts him, so I trust him.”
“I don’t.”
Adelia walked to the bed and sat on the
Adelia nodded .
“Why?” Emmeline shouted. She no longer wondered if Adelia could be trusted. Obviously, she couldn’t.
“Because he wanted me to alert him if you were in any danger. He trusts me to watch out for you when he can’t be here to protect you himself.”
"Well, I'm fine,” Emmeline shot back. “Not a single scratch."
Adelia sighed . "How did you get out?”
“D oes it matter now that I’m found?”
“That door will have to be locked and guarded.”
“This is ri diculous! I don’t appreciate being locked in like a criminal.”
Adelia’s eyes turned pleading as she stared at the hem of Emmeline’s skirt. “Please tell me which door you used? You’ve been put in my care and I must do everything in my power to protect you.” Her breaths came shallow and quick.
“You are just like them,” Emmeline said. “ All you care about is jailing the witch so you can use her when it serves you best.”
Adelia ’s lips quivered and a tear escaped her eye. She wiped her nose and tucked an errant hair behind her ears. “No, I…” Adelia sniffed. “I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
Emmel ine swallowed a pang of remorse. There was no reason to behave so rudely. Ashamed by her sharp accusations, Emmeline sighed. “I know, Adelia. I didn’t mean that. If you must know, I left through the same door I entered into this stone prison. The rear entrance, I believe.”
Ad elia lowered her head and bowed. “Thank you, My Lady. I do apologize, but that door will have to be guarded until the Crown Prince’s arrival. You’ll be in his care then, and you’ll be safe. Please, you mustn’t leave the palace. I don’t know what I would do if you were harmed.”
“If you insist,” Emmeline said with a bite still left in her tone. “However, I insist you explain why this is so necessary. And I insist you look at me while you explain.”
Adelia gasped. “I’m not permitted.”
“According to whom?”
“It isn’t safe. ”
Emmeline’s heart skipped a beat. Was she dangerous? Would someone be harmed if they looked at her? Erick didn’t seem to have any problems, and he certainly looked at her enough. Emmeline blushed at the thought.
She took a deep breath and lowered her voice to a soft whisper “Trust me; I’m not going to hurt you.”
“It’s not you that gives me fright. If he finds out I dared look at you...you are not mine to control.”
“I’m not anybody’s to control!” Emmeline said. She jumped to her feet, her arms rigid and her fists squeezed shut. “Who said you couldn’t look at me?”
Adelia winced and glanced at the door.
“I want to know,” Emmeline said.
“I’m not permitted.”
Emmeline folded her arms and gave Adelia a hard stare. “I don’t care.”
Adelia nodded and shut the door . With her back to Emmeline and her head hung, she paused with her palm on the handle as if she were thinking about leaving. After a long moment she turned around and raised her timid eyes to Emmeline’s. Her entire body trembled.
Emmeline held her gaze. “They look like everyone else’s during the day.”
“No, not like everyone else’s. I’ve never seen a blue so deep. They are quite lovely.”
Emmeline smiled. “Blue by day, silver by night. I made up a song about them when I was little, but I’ve forgotten it. My father didn’t like me singing it.”
Adelia looked away.
“Do my eyes frighten you when they are silver? You seemed startled the other night.”
“No , not at all, My Lady. It’s just…”
“Yes?”
“Your power is greater when they shine. You are more susceptible. He would be especially angry if he knew I looked at you at night.”
“Who would be angry? Mahlon?”
Adelia nodded. “Only because he doesn’t want you to be compromised.”
Emmeline rolled her eyes. “Or because he is power hungry.”
“That isn’t it. The King trusts him, so I trust him.”
“I don’t.”
Adelia walked to the bed and sat on the
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