Act 4: En passant - Chapter 4

Sienna

“You two spoke? That’s good news, at least!” Serena says when I tell her what happened. I’ve been out for another 12 hours or so, so I’ve missed out on a lot yet again.

We’ve all had breakfast, and now we’re walking around the property with two of Araman’s men tagging us - so much fun.

“I suppose so; I mean, I didn’t know her before and judged her harshly. The least I could do was give her the benefit of the doubt, especially since she was the first to extend an olive branch.” I say, pulling my coat against my body.

Serena sees this reaction and stops. “Perhaps we should go inside, hmmm? The cold cannot be good for those ribs, and you need to rest.” She says, then calls the children back to go inside.

They listen and run over but obviously with a lot of pouting involved.

We watch as they run ahead, then Serena turns to me. “Where do we go from here, Sienna? What part do we play in all of this? We’re here in a stranger’s home while our men are across the sea; what plan do