Lysbeth Book 1 Chapter 2 - She Who Buys -Pays

In which the fair Lysbeth finds herself compelled to accompany the Spanish Count Montalvo on a chilling excursion that intertwines mercy with peril, as she faces the dreadful prospect of attesting to a stranger’s fate beneath the ice. Amidst moonlit snows and silent moats, she navigates the uneasy balance of honour and sacrifice, her thoughts heavy with what costs might ensue from a single, fateful promise.