Novena
The morning flew by quicker than expected. By the time I returned to my designated chambers, a bright red letter peaked out from under my pillow. Written inside the folded envelope were the words, Two Hours. That was two hours ago and right on time, Soraya appeared.
"Are you ready?" She asks and I nod my head.
I follow her through the servants' passageways and thin corridors. We descend more stairs than I wish to ever again before arriving outside an underground room. The door is old and wooden. Soraya seems on edge and for a moment I wonder just exactly who I've agreed to meet with to secure my freedom. I don't have to wonder any longer as Soraya pushes open the barely functional door creaking on its hinges.
"You have got to be kidding me!"
I stagger to a halt, my breath c
