Curse of the Dream Witch (2013)
“Leo’s uncle had assumed responsibility for her safety. ‘No witch can best me or my men,’ he’d boasted. ‘At the evening meal, bring the girl to the dining hall. If the witch dares show her face, my men will send her to Hell!’So Olivia sat at the great oak table between her mother and father, and opposite Prince Leo and his uncle. A hundred Pretonian soldiers lined the walls of the great hall, each with a counterfeit pysanka in a silver casing identical to Olivia’s chained to his chest. The secon...d hundred commanded security throughout the castle, bossing her parents’ troops.In honour of the castle’s guests and Olivia’s last supper at home, Queen Sophia had gone all out. Coronation banners embroidered with jewels hung from the rafters, while the walls were festooned with rivers of silk brocade. The table was anchored by silver candelabra representing fountains with dragons and mermaids, and by horns of plenty cascading with figs, dates, and pomegranates.There were baskets of fine breads; a tureen of prawns in a sauce of creamed apricot and pear; a boar stuffed with sausages and walnuts; pheasants under glass; and a twenty-layer chocolate-and-butter-cream cake crammed with glazed cherries and plums.Yet despite the festive flourishes, the freedom from her cell, and more company than she’d had in years, Olivia felt alone and desperate.MoreLess
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