Chapter 38 : A Cage Built for a Princess
*Elva*
The day was dark, and the night had grown darker. Even the stars were dimmed by the shadows that had fallen over the land, which cried out with the ache of the hand clutched around its throat.
I sat by the window in the small sitting room just outside Dryden’s rooms. The fire, though lit, didn’t warm me, and I burrowed into my halo of blankets. I tried to enjoy the warmth while I had it, as I knew it wouldn’t last.
These blankets belonged to others who needed them more than I did. Even now, I felt regret relishing the respite from the cold when I knew others were freezing.
I thought of the girl below, who had only one small meal brought to her a day, and that was by my own hand behind my husband’s back. With food, I gave her hot tea, the only thing that would warm her where the sun had never shown.