The next day passed in a blur. Grandmamma allowed a new trial where Heike was the star and I was her witness. It only took a good look at her disfigured back and a passionate accusation for her to conclude what I’d been trying to convince her of.
She found Stina guilty.
Now that she believed my story, she sent someone to investigate the headmaster and the rest of Stina’s family too. Things finally turned out in my favour
And now, I was summoned to her chambers again. She wanted to see me, which was terrifying just as always.
I knocked on the door and waited for her call to enter. “Grandmamma.”
“Brynhild, sit down.”
Carefully, I chose one of the chairs across her desk. “You summoned me?”
“I did. I wanted to discuss the events of the past days.”
“Yes, Grandmamma.”
She let out a lon
