I could feel something on my face, warming me up as though a piece of burning coal in a spoon was placed beside my head.
My eyes opened weakly, but met the harsh light of the sun, shining bright into my face, and showing not even a single mercy. I looked around to see where I was, and thus, it dawned on me that I was not in my room.
I am lying on a mat at the riverside, facing the sun which was bright up in the sky. I sat up and looked around me, and there Rodrigo and Kate chatting at the other corner of the river bank.
There were other maids and guards here, chatting and washing in the river. I can’t tell how I got here, but looking at myself, I realized I was clothed in a tight dress, but the tight dress was masked with a long jacket that gave me the decency I liked.
Slowly, I moved
