The young priest adjusted his breathing and walked into the hall with the bread basket in his hand.
The butler, Wallace, gestured for a black maid to take it, but the young priest asked, "Is Daisy not here?"
"What's the matter, Father? Is there something you need from her?" Wallace raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise on his face.
"She asked me a question during the last sermon. I didn't answer it, but I've been thinking about it for the past two days. Now that I have the answer, I can tell her."
"You can tell me, and I'll pass the message to her." The black maid smiled.
"Sorry, I want to tell her myself. It's my job," the young priest insisted.
The black maid turned around and looked at the butler, Wallace, who shrugged. "It's hard to say no to a priest. Ask Daisy to come out." After that, he said to the young priest, "Father Tim, you seem to be very hot. This is the second time I've seen you wipe your sweat in just five minutes."
"Yes, the sun is a little hot today." The young priest's heart raced when he heard that. He subconsciously wanted to wipe his sweat with his right hand, but he retracted his hand halfway.
A glint flashed in Wallace's eyes. He wanted to say something, but Daisy's footsteps could be heard.
The butler politely stepped aside, but he did not go far. It was obvious that he wanted to listen to the conversation.
The young priest spent five minutes explaining the question of whether God would hear the prayer of a black person or a white person first.
When he finished speaking, the butler on the other side applauded. "Very impressive explanation. Father Tim, is there anything else?"
The young priest shook his head and handed the bread basket to Daisy. "Please help me distribute this bread to the other children."
"Then I'll send Father Tim off." Wallace gestured for the young priest to leave.
As soon as the young priest's carriage left the manor gate, the butler immediately turned around and went back into the house. He called for two supervisors. "Bring Daisy to the torture room. Take care of her first. I'll be there in ten minutes."
"What about Father Tim?"
"Don't worry about it. Don't provoke the clergy without absolute evidence. Otherwise, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."
When the two supervisors heard this, they decisively rushed into Daisy's residence, grabbed her hair, and dragged the screaming and struggling Daisy out of the room.
Wallace, on the other hand, entered the room. He walked up to the four bread baskets and kicked them over one by one. However, there was nothing but bread in the baskets. The cautious Wallace even used his foot to crush the bread, but he found nothing.
So he turned Daisy's bed upside down. He removed the bedsheets and every piece of the bed, but he still didn't find anything.
Wallace frowned and searched the wardrobe as well. Then, he walked out of the room and found a group of maids hiding in the corridor, staring at him in horror.
Wallace grabbed a man and asked, "Did Daisy leave the room before?"
The latter kept shaking his head. Wallace's face darkened.
"You know the consequences of lying, right?"
The maid was so frightened that she burst into tears. Wallace pushed her away impatiently and looked at the others. "What about you guys? Did anyone see Daisy leave the room?"
All the maids shook their heads. The possibility of so many people lying together was very small.
Could it be that he had made a mistake this time? However, Wallace recalled Father Tim's unusual behavior today. It was obvious that he was hiding something.
This was a critical time, and Wallace didn't want to let go of any possible risks. Since he couldn't find anything in Daisy's room, he could only interrogate her.
Wallace didn't waste any more time and strode towards the torture chamber.
Leah's room was right next to Daisy's. When she heard Daisy's scream, she ran out immediately. What she saw terrified her. Daisy was Laeli's new contact after Nadia's capture, and just as they were about to escape, she was also captured.
This time, Leah was really panicking. It wasn't because Daisy might betray her, but because as soon as Daisy was captured, the connection between Laeli and the manor's people was completely cut off.
She didn't know what Laeli's message was this time, and she didn't know what to do next. She was most worried that Laeli would think that they had received the message and act according to their original plan. Not only would he fail to rescue them, but he would also get himself into trouble.
Just then, someone patted her shoulder. Leah turned around and saw Lola. Lola wasn't a member of her tribe, and she didn't have a good relationship with her. Lola was jealous of Malcolm's preferential treatment, so she and the other maids often ostracized her. Leah didn't want to let Lola see the panic on her face at this critical moment.
However, what Lola said next froze her on the spot. "You're planning to escape, aren't you?"
"What … What are you talking about?" Leah heard her teeth chattering.
"Don't be afraid, kitten. Daisy asked me to find you," Lola said. "Come with me. I have something to show you."
After saying that, Lola walked to a nearby hut where she kept her cleaning supplies such as mops and rags. Leah hesitated for a moment before following her. It wasn't that she didn't think that Lola was using this method to trick her into taking the bait and betraying her to Wallace.
After all, the two of them didn't have a good relationship, and Lola wasn't a member of her tribe. There was no reason for her to help her at a time like this. However, Leah was at her wit's end. Even if she had to sacrifice herself, she was willing to take the gamble as long as there was a chance. So, she followed Lola into the hut.
Lola stood there waiting for her. As soon as Leah entered the hut, she immediately closed the door and lit the oil lamp. Then, she lifted a piece of canvas in the corner, revealing two muskets and eight daggers.
"These were brought to you by your companions outside. Other than that, there's also this," Lola said as she took out a letter from her pocket.
Leah reached out to take it, but Lola retracted her hand.
"You don't think I'll just give you the letter like this, do you?" Lola raised her eyebrows. "I took a great risk to help you hide these weapons. If I hadn't happened to clean up the place, Daisy would have been caught red-handed."
"What do you want?" Leah gradually calmed down and asked.
"I want whatever you want. I want to leave this godforsaken place. I want to breathe the air of freedom again," Lola said. "Either you let me join you, or you can forget about leaving."
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