Paige shook her head in disbelief. “Haven’t you ever heard of a hiring fair? What makes you think I’ll work for you? You might have gotten the upper hand by drugging me, but I could break your neck.”
Vesta gave her a mocking smile. “You have spirit. The tasks I have in mind for you would not be... appropriate for a local hire. They would raise too many questions. And before you ask, I could hardly take someone from the city prisoner. Something like that would be noticed. As to why I think you will obey me, I have bound you with my magic.”
Paige snorted. “Humans don’t have magic. Only elves can use the Quenya.”
“The elves have hoarded their magic for too long,” Vesta said with a toss of her head. Her eyes flashed. “The world has changed. Now anyone with discipline and a sensitivity to th
