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."

She turned away... waited a

"Renee?" she called.

here" Renee's voice came from

flinched in alarm as the girl reached out

face in cloth, blending into the shadows so well she

raised an eyebrow.

from Tina, that meant a

added flatly, "to a shadow guard, this is child's play. Still, she

training. That's

didn't say the rest aloud, but

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made for the

hearing only the compliment, puffed

but laugh. "Alright, Miss Sneaky, you've

down. "I didn't like the way they looked at

look? Didn't Kane take

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

the truth about Seth. After everything she'd endured, the girl was raw, sensitive to every emotion-every

Blame. She saw it

"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.

I ran. I chased after you for two whole days and nights until I finally made it to Plutonville. I was

didn't mean to wake you. If I'd known, I would've waited outside until morning." Eliza

with me for now. Once we return to Hasen City, I'll be going back

I can

Eliza smiled. “Alright then-"

please save

scream outside cut her

sprawled in the dust, clothes

streaked with tears.

her, several rough-looking servants charged out

is where she ran off