Olivia felt like she had been walking for days before in the early hours of the morning, she finally stumbled into a small town and curled up in the doorway of the local tavern, hunger and fatigue leaving her unable to take another step.
She had fallen unconscious against the wooden door frame and was found a few hours later by the elderly woman who ran the establishment as she opened the door to let her cat out into the small yard.
Gasping in shock, the elderly lady had called out for her nephew who had strode to her side and quickly scooped the unconscious woman up into his arms, carrying her into the building and up to his aunt’s small sitting room above the bar.
Olivia had woken hours later to find herself laying on a comfortable sofa, a cool rag on her forehead. Sitting up, she wa
