*
"How are you feeling?" Dalia said, c*****g her head to the side. The wry smile was still on her face as she took another step forward, the blade swinging beside her.
"I'm fine." Noor replied, keeping her eyes trained on the knife.
"Master Fareed just told me that you should be left alone to rest. He specifically said that you should not do anything today." she said softly, taking another measured step forward.
"Did he?" Noor said, raising an eyebrow. "How nice of him."
"He's never given that instruction before; about anyone." Dalia said, taking another step. She was now just a few feet away from Noor. "Would you be so kind as to explain to me why the Master would bring you into this house as a slave, but then ask you to sit down and not do anything?"
"I honestly don't know." No
