The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 202

Chapter 202

Chapter 202

The moment Sophie gave the order, Nonus smiled coldly,

"As you command. Sophie.

As his rasping voice rang out, a dreadful chorus of hissing rose around them- dozens of emerald-green vipers slithering with alarming speed, encircling Eliza, Mary, and Tina from every direction, cutting off any chance of retreat.

Watching this unfold, Sophie could already picture their deaths, She could already see Eliza kneeling before her, begging for mercy. Her lips curled into a triumphant smile, and then-she burst into laughter.

But her laugh died in her throat. A violent spasm wracked her body, and with a sickening gurgle, she spewed out a mouthful of pitch-black blood.

"Sophie Nomus paled, eyes flashing in alarm.

The blood soaked the ground like tar. His voice turned sharp, filled with fury. "You poisoned her," he snarled at Eliza. “You actually poisoned her beforehand?"

Eliza didn't flinch. As the serpents closed in, she remained calm. "If I hadn't, how else was I supposed to guard against a treacherous coward like you?"

"Damn it. Give me the antidote, Nonus barked.

"Oh, I'll gladly hand it over," Eliza said coolly, a ghost of a smile touching her lips. "As soon as you let us go."

"Don't let them leave!" Sophie shrieked, her body wracked with another coughing fit. Clutching Nonus with one bloodied hand, she growled through clenched teeth, 'Eliza... you're not going anywhere. Not today."

She had endured too much, for too long. This was her moment-she wouldn't let Eliza slip away.

"But the poison in your body-

"Shut up!" Sophie snapped. "You useless idiot. Grab the old nun-she's Eliza's master. If we take her, Eliza will have to give us the antidote!"

Understanding flashed in Nonus's eyes, and at his command, half the serpents turned and lunged at Mary.

from her sleeve and splashed a sulfuric mix of yellow arsenic across the swarm-instantly

coming, wave after wave. And with Caroline's skeletal remains cradled in

lost her grip,

Eliza ordered

When she saw Eliza's

hand, Sophie's

her!"

snakes launched toward Eliza all at once, she flicked her sleeve... And in a blur, more than a dozen glistening, black-shelled scorpions shot out like daggers. Their massive pincers clicked-crack, crack-snapping

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time, it was Nonus who spat blood. He stood frozen, watching in horror

those things?" Sophie screamed, her voice shrill with

were the scorpions he had given Eliza

into monstrous beasts-thicker, faster, deadlier. Not just scorpions. Scorpion

found that many? Let alone raised them

suspicion in their eyes-only to see him looking just as shocked

"Retreat, Nonus growled. "Now."

twice. If they stayed, every last snake

grabbed Sophie

leaving! You cowards-you

back, her fury nearly breaking

men didn't listen. They dragged her

locked with Eliza's. Then, without a word, he turned and

courage gone.

bones as she stared in the direction Sophie had vanished. Her brows furrowed

imagine the Prince Regent will have something to show for this. Now that the fight was over. Eliza finally allowed

the sweat from her brow and turned to her companions. "Let's clean up

she said that, a voice called out

the

the tree, wide-eyed, his face pale. He walked toward them slowly, gaze flicking between the heaps of snake corpses and the bone-white