rked fr

, and the grunting of men in the compound, but none of these had woken

rom the sea touched the sweat trickling down her face and the back of her neck, but it did nothing to stop it

her life. This was something else, and she was unsure of

opped as did the

ber. Something in there had... Yes, now she saw it. There had been a house, the house of silence it loo

hing, no, whispered something, and it was to find someone or a group of peop

ed, and she jumped. It was o

dark hair, and she was the daugh

riet said. "I didn't

said, "Wait." Her maid further opened t

na didn't hear her, for she wa

nd now she remem

had whispered to her in her dream as she beheld the

Anna ha

r. "He would die. Warn him. And if he doubts

wasn't

ing her attention. "I said your

." Anna briskly rolled out of

mistress' soaked nightgown and her g

haste to her father's... She paused to turn back to Harri

is st

soner sitting with his back against a wooden bloody pole with his hands held up with chains, and she could spot the red straight

head to look at her,

mething to her, but she ignored him and walked inside to her father sittin

said and felt the hand

ly nodded, the guard released his hol

rom the notorious Baron's men. But now, the Baron's men seemed more persistent, and were beginning to ask so much from Father. He was from a pure line of Whites, a family that burnt an

st not go overseas. You won'

nightgown which clung to her body, revealing what parts that very well needed to be concealed, and he saw how much she

t. The house of silence

s told, turned five whispers into that house, placing a curse to keep them s

warn you not to go to the sea. It said you w

is tied to a pole outside. I must send him back to his father so

long. But it was protection he did seek, and C

lace," Lord White went on, "and if I don't se

doubt me

at her, his gaze

ugh the windows, giving everyt

st," came Anna

is better be good," he said. He walked up to the door that led out to the view of

with bodies, and the edge of the sea was red with blood. Knowing the story of the