Chapter 52

Restraining Bress wasn't a problem since I kept him enchanted all the way down to the dungeon. It was two floors below the dining hall and was actually pretty nice for a dungeon; not that I'd seen a lot of them. It had clean cells equipped with sturdy beds, little private bathrooms, and small dining sets. They looked pretty damn comfortable... except for the bars and bare stone walls that is.

I waited until Bress was locked away in one of the cells - the only one now occupied - before I released him from the enchantment. He immediately fell to his knees; his whole body shaking as he lost the contents of his stomach all over the stone floor.

"Maybe I shouldn't have let him eat first," I said dryly.

"My Lord Bress, are you all right?" Tiernan called out tersely. "There is a washroom behind you if you need some water."

Bress spat, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and then rolled his eyes up to stare at me. His shoulders were tense and his expression was enraged. I caught myself