The RewardWhen I first went to Spadros Manor, Roy had given me garrote wire with metal handles fashioned into flat butterflies. They were meant to be threaded through my under-corset, for use if I should ever need it. One of the butterflies could be unhooked to release the wire.
Roy had trained me in the garrote’s use, yet I never could imagine actually using it on someone. So once Roy and Molly moved to Spadros Castle, I coiled the thing up in its box and put it away.
But the next day, I asked Amelia, “Do we still have Mr. Roy’s gift?”
Amelia stared at me blankly for some time, then said, “Oh. Let me check.” She began rummaging through my things, which didn’t take long. “It’s probably still at the Manor. Should I go fetch it?”
Tony thought the scoundrels who took Jon did so to snare m
