Lenobia's Vow: a House of Night Novella
“She is a fille à la casquette, and as such is under the protection of the Ursuline nuns.” Sister Marie Madeleine positioned herself in the doorway to their room, holding the door half closed before her. She had told Lenobia to go immediately to her pallet and then had squared off against the Bishop and the Commodore, who hovered in the hallway. The Bishop was still blustering and red-faced. The Commodore didn’t seem to know how to look—he appeared to vacillate between anger and humor. As the nun spoke, the military man shrugged and said, “Yes, well, she is your charge, Sister.”
“She is a bastard and an impostor!” the Bishop said.
“Bastard she is—impostor she is no more,” the nun said firmly. “She has admitted her sin and asked for forgiveness. Is it not now our job as good Catholics to forgive and help the child find her true path in life?”
“You could not possibly believe I would allow you to marry that little bastard to a nobleman!” said the Bishop.
“And you could not possibly believ...e I would involve myself in deceit and break my vow of honesty,”MoreLess
“She is a bastard and an impostor!” the Bishop said.
“Bastard she is—impostor she is no more,” the nun said firmly. “She has admitted her sin and asked for forgiveness. Is it not now our job as good Catholics to forgive and help the child find her true path in life?”
“You could not possibly believe I would allow you to marry that little bastard to a nobleman!” said the Bishop.
“And you could not possibly believ...e I would involve myself in deceit and break my vow of honesty,”MoreLess
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