Kaida
My room was beautiful.
That was the worst part. I had braced myself for a dungeon, or something close to it. Instead I had been shown to a room on the upper floor with tall shuttered windows, a wide bed with silk hangings, and a dressing table with an oval mirror. There were flowers in a vase on the windowsill.
Maggie had the adjoining room. That was the second thing I checked, right after the door, which was not locked.
The door was not locked.
I stood in the middle of the beautiful room and looked at the unlocked door and understood exactly what it meant. I had nowhere to go. He knew it. The unlocked door was not generosity. It was confidence.
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I met the court at dinner.
Caelum had sent clothing — a green gown that fit perfectly, which meant someone had been watching m
