Kate helps me wash and change clothes in the evening. She doesn't say a thing when she sees the bruise on my belly and those on my forearms. I'm sure she noticed the scratches on my palms as well, but she doesn't ask.
I'll have to explain before she has time to reach the wrong conclusions, but I'm not in the mood right now.
I would have to talk too much, and my throat is coarse because of the long chat. Kate has told me all about the Palace's people, and also about the new governor.
He really sounds like a bureaucrat, listening to my friend's words.
When I hear the knock, I get up in anticipation.
«Must be dinner,» I say, and I walk to the door.
«I go!» Kate stops me, and she runs in front of me, signalling me to sit back on the sofa.
When the Duke enters, I smile surprised. No dinner?
