Chapter 16: House Arrest

Southern Marquisate, Roc Court. Delia slipped into Gemma Scurr's scripture room without a sound. She bowed and spoke in a hushed, respectful tone. "Miss, this servant has important news about that wretch." Gemma's lips stopped moving. She paused her chanting, but did not lift her gaze. Delia reported, "The day before yesterday, that wretch and his mother quietly left White Emperor City. On the road, they seemed to run into a senior monk from Mount Salvation. The wretch's mother suffered internal...