For a moment, Eira hesitated, uncertain whether she should take the scarf from Baroness Mairwen or not. Refusing would be disastrous. Clearly, the baroness was testing her, and refusing the scarf would be like drawing a line in the sand between herself and Liam, saying that she would go so far to aid in his ambitions and no further.
But accepting it didn't feel any better. She'd never seen a spider demon, nor any of their victims, but she'd heard plenty of tales. When she looked at the silk scarf in Baroness Mairwen's hands, she felt like she was seeing an asp, and even if she wanted to reach out for it, her hands refused to move.
