The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

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Once they agreed on the time and place for the exchange, Nomus tumed and left without another word.

But just as he stepped past the courtyard gate, he suddenly paused-his gaze cutting sharply to one side.

There, standing silently beneath the moonlit archway, was an elderly nun with a stern face, her eyes cold and unreadable as she stared directly at him.

Nonus narrowed his eyes, then casually shook the rags on his body. Several snakes slithered out from beneath his sleeves. hissing menacingly in her direction,

He thought she'd pame. He thought he'd see fear.

But the old nun didn't even flinch.

Tch." Nonus scoffed, unimpressed, and disappeared into the shadows of Saint Grace Nunnery.

Back in the courtyard, after he left, Tina combed through the entire area with her sword drawn. She ended up finding nearly a dozen venomous snakes hiding in the corners.

"Just one visit from Nonus and my place almost turned into a snake den, she muttered grimly.

Once all the snakes were killed, she gathered their corpses into a bundle, planning to burn them all.

But before she could set the fire, a calm voice rang out from the courtyard

entrance.

"Wait. Don't burn them."

Eliza tumed, surprised. "Mary? Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were hiding something this big from

me, Mary said coolly, eyes sharp as a blade.

Eliza instantly looked guilty and shrank her neck.

So... Mary had been outside all along. She must've overheard everything

between her and Nonus.

Eliza gave a sheepish sanile, "I was going to tell you, I swear. I just wanted to wait until the time and place were confirmed

first

"Is that so Mary's voice was laced with doubt

holding up her

snorted. "Fine. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt-for

not a good idea. It's going to be dangerous, I don't know how many people they'll bring. It fight breaks out... Mary,

with a sharp look. "Let me remind you- when I made my name as the Sage

Eliza was thoroughly silenced.

tone was final. "Whether you bring me or not, I'll be at Moonshade

wasn't wrong. Letting Mary go alone would be even worse-what if she arrived before

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ambush?

for just the two of them-nor just the three, counting

Absolutely not. Fair-weather fence-sitters, the lot of them. If she

even

left only one name in

need to write to the Prince

Sophie employed were clearly from

Mary, perhaps, once had them-but now

one she could rely

and sent it off. She

to her surprise, he arrived that very

surprising-Mary hadn't

moment Nolan stepped into the courtyard and saw the two of them

cleared his throat, awkwardly pressing a

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your letter and... thought those people might return tonight.

an explanation. Probably

the more he explained, the more it sounded like

the awkward tension rise, jumped to her feet. "Oh. Right. Then come in. I'll get

house, leaving Nolan

coolly, "Your Highness, you're a little too obvious. Even if you've developed... certain feelings, you should learn to restrain them. Serenity still belongs to Saint Grace Nunnery, What you're doing

impulse. The moment he received Eliza's letter, his concern overpowered his reason. He hadn't even considered how it might look until he arrived-and saw Mary standing right there. Visiting a young woman's

his head. "You're right. It was careless of me. I apologize, and I promise-it won't

happen again? Mary's eyes

more, but her stare

a tray

around the

Nolan, Eliza turned

me... what do you plan to do with

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