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Ge on her thick blanket when the cell door clanked open

"I’ve got your early dinner here," a guard carrying a tray said He pushed up the visor of his helave up and tossed the protective head-covering outside the dungeon Geuard who had delivered dinner the night before, as well as her breakfast that ht

"No need for thanks," the guard said, briskly setting the tray on Gelanced at Ges before he shook his head

"Do you knohen I auard scratched his thinning hair "You’re not The spinning won’t be ready for another day There seee of flax fibers"

Ge?!

"I see Thank you," Gemma repeated

The man shook his head "I will return for your dishes," he said, stooping to pick up his hel it behind him

Gemma looked over the plates and cutlery piled on the tray She nibbled on the food--a delicious roasted duck--but led with nerves as she tested the knife for sharpness and coled into her spinning rooht about the fixed patterns of her prison life--uards

Chapter 6

Geuard opened the door to her cell to deliver her breakfast tray

The soldier pushed up his visor before, as custoether He entered the cell and looked around for the stool before realizing Ge on it, her eyes closed and, to all appearances, sleeping

"Poor thing," the guard said before he turned his back to Gemma and set the tray down He crouched down to fix some of the items on the tray, and Gemma smashed him in the back of the head with the stool