Twenty-Seven
The Recovery
Autumn 960 MC
Sophie pulled the cords tight and tied them off in a bow. "Are you sure about this, Your Highness?" she asked. "This corset looks so uncomfortable."
Anna smiled, "It's the custom here in Weldwyn, Sophie, though I hope it doesn't catch on in Merceria." She turned slightly to look in the mirror. "Is that me?"
"It is, Highness," answered Sophie. "You're a young woman now."
Anna smiled at the compliment and twirled around. "What do you think, Beverly?"
"I think you look more elegant than all the ladies of the Wincaster court, Highness."
Anna blushed, "Thank you, Beverly, for everything. If it hadn't been for you, we never would have killed that creature."
"It was you that made it possible, Highness. If you hadn't had that Dwarven blade, we never
