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A heavy key clattered in the lock, then the door swung open and the sergeant said, тАЬHere's your
breakfast, Manfred my boy. Enjoy your last meal!тАЭ With this he emptied the contents of the night bucket
over me and stood there laughing heartily, while I choked and gagged at the rancid stench.

"You hear that?тАЭ he said, jerking a callused thumb toward the barred window. I'd been listening to the
sawing and hammering since dawn. тАЬYou're going to swing soon, m'lad. Rest assured, I'll be in the front
row, cheering as you gasp and kick your way to Hell."

I wiped filth off my face with my sleeve and glared at him. There really wasn't much else I could do,
sitting there chained to the wall. He laughed again, turned away, and made to step into the corridorтАФthen
snapped to attention, his expression changing from amusement to outright fear in the space of a single
heartbeat.

I'd heard the footsteps approaching and assumed it must be one of my gaolers, but apparently not. An
oil lantern came into view, held by a tall, well-dressed noble with dark eyes, a hooked nose, and lips that
looked as though they'd never smiled. He wore his arrogance like an impenetrable cloak. His cold,
unblinking gaze studied every inch of the cell before coming to settle upon me. A shiver ran up my spine