Chapter Twenty-one (11)

Lucy had continued to stay in the Lucen nunnery after talking to the matriarch. Her maids were settled in nicely and the guards, set up outside the nunnery. The white cold had finally arrived this-side and the mountain range was colder than usual. The nuns kept large fires lit and the nunnery warm. This made one forget they were high up on the highest peak of the Lucen mountains. Since Lucy and Matriarch Lilac talked, they two no longer sought each other's company. Lucy spent her days reading reports from her shadow guards on orders outside and understanding the movements of those she found important.

A knock on the door caused Lucy to look up. Lady Steinhouse entered and curtsied. She was garbed in black fur, allowing her raven hair make her out as a dark angel.