Preparations
Next morning I’m glad I don’t have to get up before sunrise. I still have to wake up early, but not that early. This is my last day as a maid because there’s no way I can keep my identity secret for a whole day and through a fight, but Lord V. asked me to keep an eye on the knights for today, to see if they plan any nasty surprises. They don’t seem to be doing that. Arynn spends the day in the temple, the other two practice fighting, and poor Joshua guards the prisoner.
I decide to visit my friends. While I appreciate the capabilities of all the warriors I’m going with, I have no illusions how deadly this trip can get. In the afternoon I volunteer to go to the market. I visit the orphanage first because I couldn’t talk to the old beggar as Rosa. Most of the vendors know her
