She looked up at me with red puffy eyes and her face was stained with fresh tears."Oh Goddess, Callie, you are covered in so much blood," Odetta sobbed and reached out with shaking hands to touch my face."It is not my blood," I assured her and grabbed her hands to stop her from panicking."The guards dragged me out of the ballroom and said you murdered a man in the gardens," she cried while she clung to my fingers."They said you screamed at the King and cursed at the Queen Mother!"She let out a loud wail and buried her face against my uninjured shoulder."They are going to cut your head off for treason and I cannot stop them," Odetta wept into my ruined dress.Hearing her say those exact words sent a cold shiver straight down my spine.I knew exactly what the executioner's blade felt like and I refused to end up on that block again."Listen to me right now," I commanded and pulled her back so I could look her in the eyes.I wiped the wet tears from her cheeks with my thumbs and of
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