With that, Lucien returned to his tent. The pain had grown worse and threatened to buckle his knees.
"Take her away! She will be hanged for all to see," Soren ordered.
Levina crumbled to her knees as they dragged Marie away. She wouldn't be able to save Marie without exposing herself. And the worst part was, she didn't even know if Marie deserved to be saved.
...
Levina tossed restlessly on her mat; sleep had eluded her. All the events of that day kept replaying in her head. To make matters worse, there was no solution in sight for either of the problems. The lives of two important people to her were at stake, and she did not know what to do about it. She wasn't even sure of Marie's innocence. Maybe she did not know Marie as well as she thought.
