Chapter 7
I came to in aching discomfort and blindness, my nose clogged with blood. Still bobbing with her stride, I was amazed at her strength and endurance. Would I have a chance in my true form? Alafaire dropped her load, resulting in stabs of pain. “Here’s another,” she said. “Worse than the last.”
Confused, I opened my mouth to reply, but a deep voice boomed above me before I could make a sound. “This will not count towards your price, Alafaire.”
“Take it as a gift, then,” Alafaire said, with a contemptuous sniff. “At least leave me the good parts.” Her footsteps faded, and I felt prickles of fear as to who she brought me to. Close to my head, hooves clomped the dirt. A knight? A point jabbed into my side, snagged the sheets, and flung them off me. I gaped up at my assailant, who s
