Karim quickly entered his carriage and shut the door, leaving Gregor outside. Mildred was still fuming with rage when Karim got in, but once he entered, she fell calm, only glaring at him. Karim did not say a word to her as the carriage started to move. "I know who you are," Mildred said, tears st
MORPHEUS I grunted and turned to lie on the other side. Blood had congealed in my arm, and it stung like thorns. I was used to lying on cold floors, but this one reeked of death. I opened my eyes, my head reeled, and everything was blurred. Pain shot up my spine, and I blinked twice to make out th
MILDRED Crazy things are happening. I do not even know who to trust anymore. A man said my mother wanted to kill me, and Morpheus said the man was not lying, but the same Morpheus has been lying to me and even let my brother die. He deceived me into trusting and loving him. I know my mother and I,
MORPHEUS The day of my execution has come, but I am not afraid to die. The only thing I regret is making Mildred hate me. I have tried to make things right since I met her, but I only made it worse. If only I had not allowed her brother to die. The guards in charge led me out of the pri
"Why did you do it?" I asked, driving my sword into a warrior's stomach. "Because you needed saving," Karim breathed out. "You are not my saviour. You know I could have fought on my own if I wanted to." "But you didn't." Karim shoved a warrior away and slashed another's
MILDRED My mother bound me up in her chambers before they went for Morpheus' execution. She said she did not want me to come there to spoil things for them because of my stubbornness. I wept bitterly as she left me there with some hefty guards by the doorway, but after a while, I heard chao
"Mother," I whispered, hoping it would soften her and drive away whatever madness this was. "I am not your mother." she snapped. "How I have waited so much to stop you from calling me that. You bastard child of a wench!" Tears strolled down my cheeks. Here was a woman I have known and
"How long have you worked for them?" "Not very long. I started work here when Princess Mildred was sixteen years old. Something in the distance caught Laika's eyes, and she took her gaze away from the woman. Dust was rising in the west, and she heard faint horse hooves. Matilda followed