The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 199

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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 hand in a

you the benefit of the doubt-for now. But three days from now, I'm going with

a good idea. It's going to be dangerous, I don't know how many

a nun?" Mary cut her off with a sharp look. "Let me remind you- when I made my name as the Sage of Poison, I

Eliza was thoroughly silenced.

I'll be

wrong. Letting Mary go alone would be even worse-what if she arrived before them and ran

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ambush?

for just the two of them-nor

lot of them. If she handed Sophie over, they'd probably

didn't even consider asking

one name in

to the

employed were clearly from the underworld. Eliza

connections in that world. Mary, perhaps, once had

only one she could rely on

letter and sent it off. She

surprise, he arrived that

surprising-Mary hadn't left

moment Nolan stepped into the courtyard and saw the two of

his throat, awkwardly

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letter and... thought those people might return tonight. I figured I'd better

an explanation. Probably

explained, the more it sounded like

the awkward tension rise, jumped to her feet. "Oh. Right. Then come

the house, leaving

"Your Highness, you're a little too obvious. Even if you've developed... certain feelings, you should

how it might

head. "You're right. It was careless of me. I apologize,

happen again? Mary's eyes

but her stare

a tray before Mary

gathered around

Eliza turned to Mary. "You

what do you plan to do with

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