The king ordered the cave sealed after that. For many generations no one dared go near it again. The valley around it slowly turned into a forbidden place, spoken of only in old stories and warnings told to children.
I shut my eyes tightly as I felt my heart beating wildly in my chest.
But now… now I could feel the truth behind those words pressing against my chest like a heavy stone.
The night outside was bitterly cold. We were dressed only in slightly comfortable gowns, hardly enough to keep the chill away. We had been standing in the courtyard for quite some time now, along with the General, who was currently speaking with a group of soldiers a short distance away.
No one dared complain.
Lady Isabella and Lady Margaret stood close together, their shoulders almost touching. The fear in their eyes was plain to see no matter how much they tried to hide it.
