Sienna
My heart went out to Emmerich, as his brother made him go through the humiliation of walking in his human form naked. Our only consolation was that he didn’t have to be tied up. His bonds were invisible and magical.
Our hands were clasped together, but I knew it wouldn’t last long. I tried to hide the fact that I was afraid his brother would eventually pull us away from each other. By the way he was leering at me, the king wanted something from me that I wouldn’t want to give.
“Control the grimalkin, as well, while you’re at it, Fara. I don’t want to be scratched while playing with her.”
I flinched at the term “grimalkin,” which meant cat but could also mean a low-class woman or a weakling. The only accurate thing about the term was that I associated with witches, possibly devil
