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Chapter 13 - The escape
Tap tap tap tap.....
The sound of water dripping from a leaking pipe broke her nap.
Rhiannon had been locked in the cell after being dragged away from the court. She had not protested because it was useless.
It's not like she was scared of dying. That would be fantastic compared to the life she had been leading so far. However, she was furious over the unfairness of it.
Her character was questioned. Her reputation was in tatters, even if she managed to escape death she had no future. She would have to run away.
She was sitting against the hard cell wall, awaiting her fate.
"Rhiannon," a familiar voice called her.
She turned towards the cell door and was surprised to see Alfred standing there.
He looked at her with concern.
"How are you, Rhiannon?" He asked in a soft voice.
"Alfred, what are you doing here?" She stood up and walked up to the cell door.
"Well, I wanted to see you, I am sorry for everything."
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