Just a Veil

I bit back another moan. "They would have had to deceive the high council. I'm sure they do some sort of test to detect truth from lie."

She walked toward the river as she always did every night. She removed her lace cap, her bloody apron, and her bloody maid dress, tossing all of her clothes in the river. Even in the dark evening, she could see the powerful water carrying them away.

good start, mix of splice of life and action

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