Evelina's boots echoed on the uneven cobbled path as she walked toward the village's central well. Her breath rose in misty puffs in the cool morning air.
The sun was hiding behind the clouds, casting a gentle glow on the dew-covered grass.
However, the peacefulness of the early hour was disturbed by the painful accusations still ringing in her ears. Selene's smug tone, filled with satisfaction, grated on her nerves like an annoying itch that wouldn't go away.
Eve could nearly see her rival's smug expression, a vivid reminder that fueled her determination as she prepared to face whatever awaited her at the well.
Two weeks. That was all the time she had to prove her innocence before they decided her fate.
She clenched her jaw. Then I better start now.
The town square was quiet this early, with only a few servants, guards and town people passing by. The well, the very thing that had nearly become a death sentence to the people, stood still and unassuming in the centre.
