Chapter 230: The Same Fate!
"No one trusts you, do they?" she said, in a low and deliberate voice. "That’s why you are here, sitting in the dark with a half-conscious prisoner. You think you are important, but you are nothing more than a disposable pawn. You would never know the secrets your family share with your sister. You have enough brains to be useful, not enough to be trusted."
"You’re only sent to clean up after them. They wouldn’t even tell you everything, would they? You are always the last to know. You always pretend you are in control, when deep down, even you know you are not."
His eyes darkened instantly, his hands curled into a fist as he hissed.
"Shut your mouth you damned woman! You have been thrown out of your manor the moment your husband died! And you are telling me my position, speak all you want. But you would be the biggest pawn in our hands by tonight." Oriana bit her lips. She tried to speak more but he only laughed and knocked on the window.
He signalled her to take the chance if she could. Oriana scrambled to the window, her breath ragged as she flung it open. But the moment the cold air hit her face, she froze.
There were four knights riding beside the carriage. Their swords gleamed faintly under the moonlight. They turned to look at her as soon as they noticed the door swung open.
"Go on!" Elric whispered behind her. "Try to run away after fooling me. I want to see you try!"
She cursed under her breath and pulled the window closed again. If she jumped now, they would catch her. she would be dragged back before she could scream. Oriana backed into the corner of the carriage, heart hammering.
"What happened to the witch? Giving up the chance to run away!" He mocked her with a smirk on his face. Oriana looked away mumbling something. No one noticed that she had let go of her broch the moment she had gasped and closed the window.