Descending down the dungeon steps after lunch, the rain alternated between drizzling and throwing down cats and dogs.
Nothing echoed through the brick floors flanked by cells but the sound of their footsteps and their voices explaining to Asobi what had occurred in the meeting.
Down to seven, the archduke and Count Khalim attended to other matters, namely informing the council of the recent events. The same procedures occurred and they found themselves, in the cell room of Countess Varshini Keya once more.
Much of the countess's clothes had been brought into her cell and she busied herself with a book; while flipping a page she flipped her glance to her visitors.
She bent the corner of the page and shut the book. Her brows furrowed as she got up to sit by the edge of her bed, "What brings all of you to visit?"
