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‘This is exactly ere chopping off heads, if they squandered money on such crazy projects’

‘Hence the naht be a princess for you to rescue at the top, or a prince in need of htly skills’

It only took a few minutes to reach the base of the tower and Polly stood on tiptoe trying to get a look inside but the narrow slits that passed for ground-floor ere set too high ‘Where’s the door?’

Gabe had wandered off around to the other side ‘Here Are you sure you want to risk it? You ain, kidnapped to be the bride of a headless horseman’

Polly joined hierated iron studs ‘Is it locked?’

‘Only one way to find out’ Gabe grasped the heavy iron ring and turned it and, with a creak so loud Polly ju open

‘Ready? It looks dark in there’

‘So you are scared of ghosts?’ she teased

‘Non, not ghosts Spiders and rats on the other hand I am not so keen on’

Rats? Polly shuddered, an involuntary ed back ‘You think there are rats?’

‘Hundreds And cockroaches too,’ he added helpfully

Polly glared at hi in’

With an exaggerated bow Gabe stood aside, allowing her to precede him into the room

‘There are no stairs, how disappointing Definitely no stranded royalty for us to rescue’ Polly swivelled slowly, taking in the large circular roo all the way up to the pointed tip of the tower There were no other floors but it was mercifully dry And free of any evidence of rat infestations

‘I still don’t understand What is it for?’ Gabe had followed her in

Polly flung her arms open as she turned ‘Probably somewhere for illicit trysts’

‘Ah, for the nobleainst the wall of the tower, arms crossed, face full of a him a rakish air

Polly tilted her chin and stared up at the s and considered ‘Or for the lady of the house to amekeeper Or maybe the stable boy’