THREE DAYS LATER
Odessa returned to her hut after the day's work. The sun had set, and she had intended to sneak out when the guards and masters would be busy with the other slaves.
She hadn't seen Lyra since morning, and she prayed she wouldn't even set eyes on her ever again. She squatted beside her bed, shoving the clothes one after the other, until she got the one that would conceal her body entirely.
She also took a veil, which she used to cover her head and face, leaving just her eyes for vision.
At the door, she took a glance at her room before sneaking out. She hadn't had a nice sleep since she returned from the King's chamber three days ago, all she would think of was how her life would be in the next day or two when Lyra or Ronan would come to take her there.
The last thing
