The ride back was very quiet. Neither of them said a word to each other.
She just folded her arms in her lap after taking the shakh off.
As she set the fabric down on the chair beside her, Phillip cleared his throat.
"Are you finally going to tell me what occurred in that room?"
She said nothing at first.
The carriage continued to roll over the cobblestones that lined the roads of the town. Lanterns were lit in the kiosks and butcher shops they passed, reminding her that other people with livelihoods still existed alongside the brothel.
"I did not do anything physical with him." She whispered quietly.
It was the truth, although she had asked him to try and seduce her…
"Hmm. That stands to be tested." Was all he said.
She pushed some stray strands of her hair behind her ear. The shakh or whatever had scattered her hairdo.
