Winds of the Storm (2007)
Winds of the Storm
“They had at least allowed her to remove the wig, cotton batting, and the uneven brogans, but at the moment her comfort was the least of her problems. She had to get out. Staying here and being put on trial was not anything she wanted to participate in, but the room had only a six-inch cut in the wall serving as a window and the door was locked. Besides, so far there’d been no opportunities to escape.
Suddenly, she heard a key scratching at the lock, and moments later the door was opened. It was... Wilma, and behind her stood an armed man whose face was hidden beneath a dirty white pillow slip with cutout openings for his eyes. Hanging across Wilma’s arm was what appeared to be a garment made of fine white satin.
She walked into the room. “This is for you, lass.” She offered Zahra the garment, but Zahra didn’t take it.
“What is it?”
“A simple robe. It’s what you are to wear for your trial. I made it myself.”
“And if I refuse?”
“Then you’ll be presented as naked as a niggress on the slave block.MoreLess
Suddenly, she heard a key scratching at the lock, and moments later the door was opened. It was... Wilma, and behind her stood an armed man whose face was hidden beneath a dirty white pillow slip with cutout openings for his eyes. Hanging across Wilma’s arm was what appeared to be a garment made of fine white satin.
She walked into the room. “This is for you, lass.” She offered Zahra the garment, but Zahra didn’t take it.
“What is it?”
“A simple robe. It’s what you are to wear for your trial. I made it myself.”
“And if I refuse?”
“Then you’ll be presented as naked as a niggress on the slave block.MoreLess
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