(None of this will make sense unless you read the blurb)
A scream... Try... falling...
Evangeline woke up with a pant; gasping for air. The nightmare was becoming more frequent more clear. She looked around the forest in which she slept. The sun was starting to rise when she then noticed that she has slept for too long. It was 4:00am when she was supposed to wake up at 3:00am. She shot up from the pill of leafs on which she had been sleeping on and darted her way toward the Lords manor to do her daily chores as a serf. She hurried to the garden and started tending to the plants.
She peered into the widow of the manor where she saw The Lord having an argument with one of the butlers. She saw the peasant get slapped, kicked and whipped. I wonder what he did? Did he drop a pen or something else as ridiculous as that. That was considered The Lord prized possession, being able to whip his slaves without being punished. Of course you cant forget his undying love for his whip.
Then The Lord saw Evangeline through the window. Evangeline quickly turned her head to the floor but she knew he was going to trouble his way to her so he could give her a good whipping. The Lord stormed up to Evangeline and yelled "WHY ARE YOU SO LATE FOR WORK?!", Evangeline wanted to answer but talking back to a Lord was punishable by death. Evangeline stared at her feet and braced her self...
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Knight in Shining Armour
RomanceThe story takes place in the Middle Ages. A surf (peasant) girl lives on a lords manor where his cruelty is worse than his generosity. However one day something happens which changes her life forever...