บท 185: The captive Queen (3)

I left my most skilled knights to protect Theodora, ordering to cut off any hand that approached the cage except for the soldier that brought her food.

Then, I walked away, reaching a corner, and I observed the situation from afar.

Thea didn't complain. She just observed the cage in silence, and then she stepped in. She sat in the centre, far from the bars, and hugged her legs with a lost expression.

I folded one of my clean capes and made the guard deliver it with lunch. She didn't touch any food, but she covered herself with the mantle. She wore the hood, hiding her face from the world. Her white fingers clenched the cloth as she pulled it down to conceal her face in the shadow.

Healing her from that offence wouldn't have been easy. She would have hated me if she knew. Forever.

At least, everyone just avoided the area around her. They would stare in silence, but they didn't dare to walk any closer.