Chapter 97: The night before all hell broke loose
Cass had done everything he could to prepare. Did he know what he was preparing for?
Not at all.
That hadn’t been really made clear to him, but it was clear that Sam was worried for him. As much as Cass had told him to rest while Cass was dealing with whatever happened while he was in this week-long break, Sam had been insistent that he would be nearby if he needed anything. Only Sam was permitted to enter his chambers, once a day, while Cass secluded himself.
Whatever was about to happen, Cass at least hoped it wasn’t painful.
So, the night before his seclusion time was to begin, Cass and Sam shared their plans for the week, what Cass wanted done while he was out of commission, and anything else that he could think of.
Sir Forsythe, who had come back after disciplining the stablebitch, had seemed worried, and also reminded Cass that Draken was planning to test his skills. Cass, having forgotten that since he tried to forget about the other men in this mansion as much as he could, had a feeling that it would happen during this time.
Cass made sure that Sam and Byron were going to be in place to support Sir Forsythe if things went badly. Sir Forsythe seemed a bit mixed on Cass’ response, but in the end, seemed grateful that he cared enough about him to worry about what state Draken left him in.
Byron, who had been at the man’s mercy for a week, was probably the best person to fall back on, and Cass told Byron specifically to keep an eye on Sir Forsythe if Draken had ’tested’ him. Byron took his duties seriously, and nodded. Cass also made a point to make sure he focused on his studying, and Cass said he would test him after he came back.
Byron had seemed to brighten at that, and he grew enthusiastic. He had met his teacher that day, so he was set to start his lessons the next morning. Cass felt that the reason he was excited was that he was happy to learn, and happy to be shown that Cass had taken an interest in him.