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the window. Though the windows would make a good escape, Leila knew that Kay did not have the physical strength to scale the wall and with chains neither could she . She would need another plan to get them out. Leila tested the chains while thinking as she sat up near the window. The fresh air blew in and reminded her that she was now a caged bird. Leila sat her head down on the window sill and gazed at the stars . I will only close my eyes for a brief moment , she thought to herself.

 
    C hapter 3

     
    “Miss,” a voice called to Leila , as she felt a soft tug on her leg.
    “Miss ! ” the voice called again.
    Leila slowly opened her eyes. She gazed around . H er head was on a window sill balanced on a chair on top of a table. Gradually , everything came back to her. It wasn’t a dream after all. From the window she could see the whole north section of the city of Lexia . Beyond the city’s gates was home. As Leila looked out the window, she could see the sun was part way up in the sky already. She looked down to see the man , Theo , from the night before staring up at her waiting for her reply . Leila glanced to the bed . Kay was not there. Quickly , Leila hopped down and stood face to face with Theo , startling the young man .
    “Where is she?” Leila demanded.
    “She is meeting with the priests , ” Theo assured Leila , hands up at a surrender . “ S he is safe. I was sent here to wake you and also bring you to the priests.”
    “Why?” Leila asked.
    “I don’t know, my lady.” Theo shrugged his shoulders , “Nalick ordered it, and I am generally obliged to follow my king’s orders.”
    “I am not,” Leila responded , walk ing into the next room. Theo followed behind her. “If you would be so kind to send my reply to him ,” she smiled at Theo, “it is no. I don’t take to o well to be given orders. ”
    “Um, I am not quite in a position to be telling the king such things,” Theo began to turn red.
    “Well , in that case, just send him her e to ask me himself . I have no problem telling him no. Maybe if a few more people would tell him no, he would learn to be a nicer person . ” Leila walked over to the table and grabbed an apple . Then she realized that her wrists were still locked to her waist . She set the apple back down. “This might a bit of a problem for me,” she said to Theo , indicating to the chains. “Would you be so kind as to unlock these?” she asked sweetly.
    “Well, I am not supposed to remove those . ” Theo did not want to tell her no either .
    “Theo, I am not going anywhere without Kay. So , you really think a few chains would stop me from leaving if I so chose? Please just unlock these so that I can eat and bath e . After that you can lock me back up if you choose. Besides, if you stay here with me, then technically I am not alone, ” Leila bartered with him.
    “Well,” Theo stared at her closely. “You promise not to run away? You will stay right here in this room?” S he nodded her head yes .
    Leila waited as Theo knocked on the door to open it . He stepped outside the room momentarily and then returned with a key to unlock her wrists and the chain around her waist . Leila briefly stood and stretched her arms before walk ing over to the bathing room. Theo looked like he didn’t know if he should follow.
    “There are no windows in this room,” Leila reassured him, “But if you still don’t think it is safe to leave me alone, by all means, come on i n .”
    Leila had never been shy. In her line of work, one would use any way possible to accomplish an assignment, and the female body could be very persuasive. The hint of watching her bath e turned Theo an even darker shade of red.
    This poor man, she thought to herself. I hope I don’t get him into too much trouble. Leila walked into the bathing room and started the bath water. She left the door open a crack as she began to undress. She quietly slipped into the warm bath water. After falling asleep ,