Covenant With Hell
“Restless, she paced along the paths, ignoring the decaying plants, blackened by winter frost, and the paucity of emerging green tendrils. The bleakness suited her mood. It was not the rudeness of the prioress here that gnawed at her. It was the dark image of a child condemned by Father Vincent as if she had no right to a decent meal or a gently cleansed soul.
Only with great effort could she swallow her anger over the cruelty to the little vagrant and not go in outrage to Prioress Ursell. T...his was not her priory, she kept reminding herself, but that argument failed to win her heart. Like Brother Thomas, she was determined to do something for the child. And despite her profound longing to concentrate on her penance here, the soul of the nun, whose suspicious death was being ignored, begged for justice with compelling urgency.
“My lady!”
Fearing another tragedy had occurred, Eleanor froze and looked over her shoulder with foreboding.MoreLess
Only with great effort could she swallow her anger over the cruelty to the little vagrant and not go in outrage to Prioress Ursell. T...his was not her priory, she kept reminding herself, but that argument failed to win her heart. Like Brother Thomas, she was determined to do something for the child. And despite her profound longing to concentrate on her penance here, the soul of the nun, whose suspicious death was being ignored, begged for justice with compelling urgency.
“My lady!”
Fearing another tragedy had occurred, Eleanor froze and looked over her shoulder with foreboding.MoreLess
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