I took a dagger from the woman and discarded the conspicuous sword. As I guided her out, I discreetly pressed the dagger against her side.
In her palace, members of the Elder Council were everywhere, so I had to be careful to maintain our disguise.
We quickly made our way out. Laura looked tense, her face slightly pale, but she tried hard to appear calm.
As soon as we stepped outside, the shaman who had poisoned me approached us. Seeing me so close to Laura, a look of confusion crossed his unpleasant face. "My lady…"
He had barely started speaking when Laura cut him off, ordering him, "This man has agreed to be my slave. Go fetch the items you took from him and give them back to him immediately!"
The things they had taken from me included my gun and the pills Jocelyn had given me whic
