Kingdom On Fire
She flinched, her chest rising and falling with each breath as she fought not to make a sound.
Suddenly, the pressure was released as he drew back his dagger and turned away from her. "See you tonight."
Sophie carried on with her duties in the hall, and later, every fellow slave who joined her could sense that something was amiss, her mind tangled with a thousand thoughts.
Heading back to the barn with a bowed head, Sophie noticed a figure standing ahead of her, and by their boots, she recognized it was King Ragnar. He maintained a silence, a smile playing on his lips, waiting for her to meet his gaze. She, however, avoided his eyes, turned right, and kept walking.