44: The first attempt - Part 3

It was dark at night, and Duchess Amara's quarters did not have any protection. Yet, the duchess did not have a care in the world as she went to sleep.

Her unguarded state warranted the punishment Carol was about to give her, and it took no time for the younger woman to slip into Duchess Amara's quarters before she looked down at the sleeping beauty.

Auburn hair and a beautiful face were the first things anyone noticed when they glanced at the duchess. Even Carol was not immune to her charms.

But she could not sit around looking at the duchess forever. She had work to do and a duchess to kill. So Carol raised her knife to bring it down on the unsuspecting duchess.

Her knife almost reached the duchess's skin when a hand snaked its way around her wrist and held it in place.

"Oh my! What a pleasant surprise to have you in my quarters, Priestess Carol. What can I do for you… well, except dying? I don't think I am in the mood to end my life."