Blood and Defiance

**3rd Person POV**

Lady Stanton thought it was a rather strange question. However, she did not need to think it over much.

“No,” and with that response she left the room.

Hours later when Lady Stanton came to check on her husband out of mere courtesy, she saw that his wound had been gutted out as though someone had stabbed him repeatedly with a knife on the same spot. It was a very ugly sight that