The Villainess Woke Up Mid-Confession novel · Chapter 13 of 24
Chapter 13: Afraid of the Dark
The whole gallery leaned forward to see where his finger went.
It went to Ravielle.
"Who is this man?" the Emperor said.
"A carter off the north road, Majesty." Damien laid a gloved hand on his own heart. "My men found him in a tavern by the docks. He's been carrying the weight of it for eighteen months. He wants to confess."
"Everyone wants to confess this week," Ravielle said.
The clerk held out the Testament.
The carter put both chained hands on it, so the chain rattled on the gold.
"Tell it," the Emperor said.
The carter licked his lips.
"The summer before last, Majesty. Midsummer week. I was told to wait on the river bridge at midnight, in the middle, by the lamp that's always out."
"Told by whom?"
"By a note, Majesty. And she came. Just as the bell went twelve."
"Red cloak, with the hood up. She gave me a roll of maps in oilcloth and a purse for my trouble. She said there'd be gold in a month."
"You saw her face?"
"When she put her hood back, Majesty. Black hair. A little mark under her eye."
Every head in the room turned to the mark under Ravielle's eye.
She didn't touch it.
She was thinking about midnight, and who in this room would swear to it.
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