38. YOUR CHANCE, YOUR CHOICE
Dashing to the culina, while taking note of the guards along the way, Fidella and Iselda tried to look as inconspicuous as possible. The kitchen was a buzz with the house slaves preparing the food. They worked like a colony of bees. “What are you two doing down here?” asked the matriarch, in a venomous tone. “We have come to rescue those who want to leave, we are escaping tonight. Take this opportunity to come with us and be free,” Iselda replied to the matriarch, but spoke to the wolves who had frozen mid-task to listen to her. A laugh shattered the shock as the matriarch threw back her head, while her stomach bounced in time with her exhales. “You will never escape here. Even if you did, you’d be dragged back in less than a day. Do you have any idea what they would do to punish sl
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