"Will he be safe?" Rose questioned, worried for Connor.
"He should be. It is not like we would repeat what he told us. He decided to tell us about the town so he considered the danger. Come," Zayne said, leading Rose away from the doctor's place. "They are going to label many who knew of slaves as crazy and send them to a doctor."
"What if the other women speak of being slaves? They are unaware that the king might have them imprisoned for speaking. We are being forced to stay silent. I do not like it," said Rose. The capital gave no hope for Rose that women like her could be helped.
With the brothel gone, she and the women who left could not turn to the town guards who were meant to help them. How was it that Rose received more help from outsiders than from her king?
