The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 254

Chapter 254

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The moment Eliza sensed someone enter her room, she didn't rush out. Instead, she stayed hidden within her pocket farm, listening quietly for any signs of trouble.

Tina was right outside. If the intruder meant harm, they'd be dealt with before they took a second breath.

But oddly enough, Eliza waited a good while... and heard nothing. No struggle, No sound of resistance,

"Strange..." she murmured. "Could it be someone I know?"

The room remained still-until suddenly, a lamp flared to life.

The flickering flame lit the darkness... and exposed the uninvited guest.

“Renee?” Eliza sat up in surprise as she spotted the figure huddled in the corner. "What are you doing here?"

The girl who had been left in Kane's care was now in her room.

Renee's voice trembled. “I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you, I just didn't want to stay with Mr. Valencia, so I snuck away. I came to find you."

But that wasn't what shocked Eliza most. Her eyes narrowed.

"How did you get past the guards downstairs?"

Nolan had stationed Black Flag soldiers outside. They rotated shifts through the night-yet Renee had slipped in unseen?

A chill crept through Eliza's spine. Could this girl be more than she seemed?

As if reading her suspicion, Renee quickly stammered, "Please don't be scared. I swear I don't know any tricks. I've just always been... well, invisible. If I keep quiet and control my breathing, people don't notice me."

It was how she'd escaped the county magistrate in Caslig County-just staying small and unnoticed.

Eliza raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"

Renee nodded eagerly. "I can show you! Just turn around. Then look back again."

humored her. She turned away... waited

"Renee?" she called.

voice came from right

alarm as the girl reached out and

so well she was practically invisible. If she

an eyebrow.

from Tina, that meant a

flatly, "to a shadow guard, this

training. That's

say the rest aloud,

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was made for the

compliment, puffed

"Alright, Miss Sneaky, you've got some talent. But why sneak in

her lip and looked down. "I didn't

kind of look? Didn't Kane take proper care of

place to stay, even apologized. But their eyes..." She paused. "They all looked at me like

softened. Renee had learned the truth about Seth. After everything she'd endured, the girl was raw,

Disgust. Blame. She saw it all. And she hated

"I couldn't stay there anymore. I didn't know where else to go. But I remembered your eyes, the day you saved me... you didn't look at me like that. You didn't see

She lowered her voice.

finally made it to Plutonville. I was scared I wouldn't be let in,

If I'd known, I would've waited outside until morning."

mind living simply, then you can stay with me for now. Once we return to Hasen City, I'll

Renee's face lit up with joy. "I don't mind at all! I can live anywhere, eat anything, do any chore.

Eliza smiled. “Alright then-"

Liza, please save

desperate scream outside cut her

below, Isabelle lay sprawled in the dust,

streaked with tears.

several rough-looking servants charged out of the shadows, brandishing

where she ran off