Chapter Ten
Lilith
No, there weren’t any secret rites or escalating drum beats culminating in a bloody sacrifice. In fact, it was all very quiet as they untied me from the table, then loosed my legs so I might stand while they competently hobbled my ankles with a two foot length of rope. The leash still hung from my collar, but instead of using it to lead me, Cassandra unhooked it and carefully wrapped it up, like a precious thing.
As we wove our way amongst the rocks Cassandra led the way. Raven walked behind me, roughly pushing me forward whenever I lagged. I stumbled against the hobble rope, twice falling down to a knee, but neither Raven nor Cassandra helped me back up; I was nothing more than a slave, one that they wouldn’t dirty hands with as I struggled back to my feet. And with
