I waited, knowing that Sir Roger would not arrive at the time he instructed me. I waited patiently, wondering how I would respond to his assault this time. As the minutes passed by and Sir Roger didn’t appear, I feared my waiting princess would become anxious for me. Pacing the floor of the room, I wondered if I should leave. Perhaps he’d forgotten, or had been detained and wouldn’t come at all. He could hardly expect me to wait all night. With the minutes ticking by fast, I had just made the decision to leave when the door to the guard room opened wide, and I saw Sir Roger’s darkness against a brighter night, reminding me what fire his plans had lit all through my hungering body. I’d almost forgotten that in the my concern for the late hour.
“I cannot now, Sir Roger,” I told him, decidin
