Chapter 24
Twelve years ago… Tigerlily frantically tried to pick the new lock around her cell, but it was hopeless. All she could do was wait as the hours silently ticked by. Finally, after a night of fitful sleep, she was woken by Harrison's deep voice. "The captain wants you for dinner." Tigerlily sat up, rubbing her eye and trying to get her sluggish mind to function. "D-dinner?" "I'm to escort you to Miss Mary's room," the giant second-in-command continued, pulling the cell door open. "She'll help you prepare." Without another word, Harrison headed back down the corridor, and Tigerlily hurried to keep up with him. A dozen questions bubbled in her mind, but she knew it would be useless to ask Harrison anything; it'd be like demanding answers from a stone. Instead, she followed in silence, mee
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