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Mara croaked, unable to breathe He smiled You are scared You should be scared He shook at the chains and snarled

“I don’t like it, Rupert… sir,” Julias shouted

Rupert turned, still squeezing Mara’s throat “Well, fuck off then Leave now I do not wish to see you again Assistants are easily found,” he shouted

Julias hurried out of the rooate behind him

Rupert let go of Mara and turned his back “For god’s sake Fucking i and stuffed what sounded like ate “I’ll be back for you, boy, and it will not be pretty You will suffer, answers, or no answers, you will suffer,” he shouted

Later, as the light froain Mara heard the click, clack of footsteps, along with the clink of uard? And soate

A boy appeared at the gate, no older than Mara He wore red silky clothes and a hat Pluhtly red Brown hair stuck out frouard behind hiate”

“I auard said

“But he’s chained up I want to see him up close”

“Your father forbids it, your highness”

The boy turned back to look at Mara, hands poking through the squares of the gate “You there, are you the murderer of Lord Mansell?”

Mara i his own throat “Yes”

“Nobody cares Lord Mansell is dead, but they are going to hang you anyway and quarter you For treason You will be lad you killed Lord Mansell Father doesn’t noruard “Are you sure we can’t go in? He doesn’t look very dangerous I want to poke him in the eye”

The guard laughed “As hness It is not allowed”

Let hier off Mara screaate