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lowliest slaves deserve a safe environment when I call upon them to service me. Briella , I appoint you as the new safety officer. You will be in charge of safeguarding the harem and ensuring the environment is safe and free of any threats. It is a very important position indeed, so I will attach a salary of one piece of gold for every week that everyone stays safe. If anyone dies due to your negligence, then I will deduct gold for every person harmed. ” Nefertiti’s smile stretched across her face as she clapped her hands excitedly. “ Everyone, congratulate Briella on her new promotion.”
     
    Briella groaned as people started clapping for her. She was sure that she would not enjoy being responsible for the safety of everyone, especially since she would likely have no real authority to make things safe. It was also not lost on her that she would get blamed if anyone happened to die. The C ountess scheduled an advisor’s meeting for the next morning to discuss details of the trip to Eros.
     

 
    Chapter 3 : Safety First
     
    Triniti spent a long night in the cold tower room, uncertain of her fate. She knew that Payne had been assigned as her guard, but he had not talked to her at all. He remained outside the door, ensuring that there was no escape. The next morning, she heard the sound of her brother’s voice outside the door. He was asking to see her and it appeared that Payne was refusing his entry. She put her ear to the door to hear them.
     
    “The Countess nearly ordered her execution, Payne,” Jules said. “I had to talk the bitch out of it.”
     
    “The hell you say,” Payne said in an outraged tone. “She cannot order the death of her ladies.”
     
    “I had to remind her of that fact. The woman has lost her mind and she needs to be declared unfit to be the C ountess.”
     
    “There’s no precedent for that, Jules. We cannot fix this through legal means, especially since the C ountess has not broken Flourdan law.”
     
    “The laws need to be changed, Payne. Let me see my sister.”
     
    Triniti leapt from the door and stood by the narrow cot. The door opened and Jules enveloped her in a hug. He told her that he was working on getting her released. They talked for a while, then Payne told Jules that he had to go. “What would it hurt for Jules to stay with me a little longer?”
     
    “You know that he cannot,” Payne said. “She’ll accuse Jules of conspiring with you and lock both of you in the tower. What were you thinking, giving the C ountess the idea to use whips and chains? You thought it would be a good idea to put weapons in her hands while she has others bound and helpless?”
     
    Payne sounded very upset with her . He acted like he believed that she had killed Ericio , and although she really didn’t care what he thought of her, she was still plagued by feelings of despair . “I’m sorry. I never intended for anyone to get hurt.”
     
    “Grow up, Triniti . This childish stunt you pulled caused someone to die,” Payne said.
     
    She was aware of moisture filling her eyes and it embarrassed her. No one ever saw her cry. “I know I made a mistake.”
     
    “I hope the rest of us will not have to pay for your mistakes.”
     
    She thought Payne was being a real pain in the ass. “You’re not being fair. I did not harm anyone; it was the C ountess who murdered the concubine.”
     
    “Do not use the word murder with the C ountess, Triniti . Did you know that she ordered your execution and your brother had to talk her out of it? Say nothing about the C ountess. Let Jules work on your release and do not say anything that will cause the C ountess to order your execution again.” Payne left the room then, leaving her alone in the tower room. She glanced about the room, seeing nothing but white walls with chipped paint. The small cot had only a ratty mattress and there were no sheets or blankets. She shivered with the cold and began weeping again in