The Warrior at the Gate

MAEVIA

I woke slowly inside my chamber in the merchant quarters, and the first thing I felt was the dull pain in my palms. The memory of the attack near the stone carriage bay returned immediately.

I sat up on the bed and looked down at my hands. The skin across both palms was torn where I had tried to stop my fall on the stone floor during the struggle. The wounds had dried overnight, but they w