"Hurry now," Anna burst into the bedroom where Adelaide had been staying since her arrival.
Addy sat in the center of the bed, clutching her knees, her eyes telling a tale without a word having to be spoken. Eyes swollen and red with tears, Adelaide was the picture of abject misery.
Anna clucked her tongue reaching for a clean green dress and a horsehair brush.
"You've been summoned by a chief! A chief!" She tugged the gown over Adelaide's head, her arthritic fingers fumbling with the back of the dress. "If I were in your position, I wouldn't be keeping him waiting." A chuckle matched the crinkled lines around her eyes, "Nae, I think I would simply die of fright! In all my years I've never seen such a large man and his eyes are so dark I wonder if he has a soul in his body so I do. We
