Empress of the Underworld (2011)
“6 Abbey Sees the “Truth”
One day faded into another for Abbey. She had never seen such fabulous things as Lothar showed her. Almost every day there was an excursion, once to a sapphire mine, the next day a thrilling trip to an underground river, and—more than once—visits to the homes of the lords of the Underworld, all very thrilling to Abbey.
Every evening the empress would send for her or would sometimes even stop by her quarters. This surprised Abbey, for she had assumed that empresses did not make private calls.
But the empress seemed to be fond of her. Daily she would bring a new gift. A pair of exquisite shoes made of some sort of leather, softer than any she had ever seen. A bracelet of purple stones that seemed to glow with fire deep inside.
“These came from the deep mines, my dear. Some of our finest stones come from there.”
“The deep mines?” Abbey recalled hearing of these. “Could we go there, Your Majesty? I’d love to see stones like this being dug out.”
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