Chapter 17 News of the Accused

At precisely midday, Lady Antheia of Blackmere arrived at the Convent of Carmelite Nuns, alone and unaccompanied. She was immediately ushered into the presence of the abbess.

The abbess was a tall, gaunt woman with a sallow complexion. Her lips were drawn into a rigid, imperious line, and her small, grey eyes flickered with a shadow of malice. She