Daphne's Ordeal Part 7Chapter 7 Pain--that's what her life had been reduced to. From the fire in her soles, to the screaming in her limbs, all she knew was pain. You mustn't give in, my child. Whatever he does, whatever he threatens, you mustn't give in. I must be cracking, smiled Daphne weakly. I could swear that was my mother's voice. "What are you smirking about," asked Malthius, with a contemptuous sneer. "Things are about to get a lot worse for you!"
Daphne's Ordeal Part 6Chapter 6 Ludsworth, one of Malthius's dungeon guards, was never known for his courage. Once a soldier in King Ethelred's army, he was disgraced when he ran at the first sign of trouble. The trouble, as it turned out, was a baby dragon he had been assigned to chase out of a local village. His cowardice ensured that he could never again find employ in any legitimate army. So when he found out Count Malthius was hiring, he jumped at the chance. His counterpart, Mortley, was dismissed fr