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The captain didn’t reply Instead, he let go of Foss and reached out to help Ge her back to her cell--Ge her or keeping her fro away

When they reached Gemma’s cell, Gemma slipped inside She picked up her stool and set it in a corner "Is he alright?" Ge to her untouched breakfast tray

"He is uninjured," the captain said, reaching for the cell door "I’o if…I’ize for You are not the one who has imprisoned me," she said

The captain was silent as he studied Geer before he shut the cell door with an oether

The brief escape eon feel even colder and darker The stench

"If I got out once, I can do it again I will just have to make certain I do it so no one can be blaenius, and youover the wall above Ge up the flax has worked marvelously--even if that idiot Prince Toril al the flax sent to the palace A chicken has ?" Lady Linnea said when she realized Ge," Ge from the corner into which she was pressed She moved the stool so it was beneath theand stood on it, looking straight up at her friend

"Really?" Lady Linnea said doubtfully "You look pretty dreadful"

"How did you hide the purchased flax froen?" Gemma asked (It was easier to distract Lady Linnea than to lie outright to her The beautiful lady was observant, and it was likely that she would haul off and hit Gemma if she knew Gemma had the chance to escape and chose to returned to her cell)

"Oh! It was brilliant I ordered straw to be bought, and we spread it on top of the cart of flax fibers!" Lady Linnea bearee not to tell King Torgen," she grudgingly added

"I see," Ge," Lady Linnea said, reaching for so a srate "It’s not very sharp, but it was the only one I found that I thought could fit through the bars," Lady Linnea said

"Thank you," Ge the axe-head "This will be useful"

"Also, I thought you ht have to bribe so her fingers through the grille to offer Ge

"I cannot take your jewelry, My Lady," Ge? I received it at party in Loire Means nothing to ers anyway Take it, I’ll never wear it," Lady Linnea said, wriggling her fingers to wave the ring in Gemma’s face

Gemma stared at Lady Linnea for a few"Thank you, My Lady," she said before Lady Linnea pulled her hand back through the bars