Chapter 16

  Louisa’s POV

  Just when I was wondering about how to get out, a young soldier walked into the tent, holding a tray of food.

  “Beta told me to take this to you. I’ll be back and collect the tray later.”

  He was about to walk away.

  “Hey,” I stopped him, “can you get me out of here? I’ll give you a Shaman’s pearl.”

  The soldier looked at me with sparks in his eyes and asked, “A real pearl?”

  “Yes,” I said, “but you have to get me out of here.”

  The soldier frowned and said, “I don’t know. If Beta found out about this…”

  “He wouldn’t find out. I just wanted to go out and see the fighting. When the fighting’s over, I’ll be back.”

  “I’ve put a lot of bet on our Gamma. That rogue wouldn’t survive even one round.” he said.

  “So, if you raised the stake up to one pearl, you’ll get a lot more pearls at the end of the fighting. Then, you’ll be rich.”

  He rolled his eyes and thought for a while.