Here is an excerpt from Chapter Twenty, The Ladder:
Thorin entered Heloise's bedroom with a warrior's posture. It was dark, but the constant flashing of lightning from the raging storm was enough to give him a good view of the room. He had expected to find her positioned on the bed, but the bed lay empty. He walked around cautiously, looking under the bed, in her wardrobe, checking the bathroom. Empty.
He rumbled, with great force, "Woman, you will reveal yourself to me or I will…"
He stopped, hearing a snigger from the far end of the room. Another flash of the storm revealed a figure leaning half-way up a ladder leading to an opening in the ceiling.
"You are a tricky minx, my Lady." Thorin grumbled, approaching the base of the ladder and looking up at her. "Shall I teach you a lesson about running away from your King?"
"You may try." Heloise taunted back.
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