Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Eliza stepped closer, her brows slightly furrowed. "What is it?"

"What prayers were you reciting yesterday?" Nolan gestured for her to sit beside him.

Not wanting to sit too close, Eliza chose a smaller rock nearby-just big enough for her. "The prayers from yesterday Doy I recited while fetching water!"

o you mean The Magnificat

"Yes," Nolan felt a flicker of dissatisfaction at the distance she kept, but seeing the wariness still lingering in her eyes, he let it go and got straight to the point. "Didn't you say that within reason, you'd grant me a request?" He smiled faintly. Eliza hesitated but didn't reply.

Nolan frowned slightly, as if sensing her reluctance. "You're not planning to go back on your word, are you? After all I've done for you, you won't even grant, a simple request, huh?"

was right-he had helped her more than

"It's not that. Eliza quickly shook her head. Sophie's sudden appearance had made her wary, but Nolan was right once. She owed him, and it was time to repay that debt

Taking a deep breath, she said. "What do you need me to do, Prince Nolan?"

The sooner she repaid him, the sooner she could focus on dealing with the Stonor family

"That's more like it Nolan nodded, satisfied. "It's

thing major. I just liked hearing you recite the prayers yesterday. As repayment, could you

recite The Magnificat for me again? Just like before."

Eliza blinked in surprise. "That's all?"

"That's all." Nolan's eyes gleamed with amusement. Unless you think that's too

little. In that case, you can recite it a few more times-1 wouldn't mind*

was all he wanted, then it was a fair deal. It was good practice anyway.

agreed easily. If this

suam now?

Nolan leaned back on the rock, closing

the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with

quiet streamside, blending with the soft murmur

breathing grew slower and more

mind-usually filled with battle cries and the echoes

body loosened, his consciousness sinking deeper and deeper into that

his posture slacken, his head thing slightly as if he had dozed off. She hesitated, then stopped reciting, not

eyes snapped open. He murmured,

again, she realized there

was no stopping

and over, her

her throat had grown dry. She finally

seemed half-asleep, cracked an eye open immediately. His tone was almost irritated. "Why did you stop

her eyes. "If I keep going. I lose my

did Nolan notier slight hoarseness in her tone.

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Chapter 37

"An hour." Eliza replied.

He had thought maybe fifteen minutes-half

Even the constant ache in his head, the

left him

Maybe I should have someone recite it back home. That way, I won't have to trouble her at Saint Grace Nunnery. felt

two buckets and filled

today. Let's call it a day," he said.

couldn't carry y two full buckets

you. With ease, he picked up the heavy buckets and started walking toward Saint

time to protest before he was already ahead of her. Left with no choice,

at the base of Mount Westin, Nolan's men dumped Sophie before

gritted her teeth,

the mountain.

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