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"Perhaps" Cyprien frowned "For whom did you make these arrows, Robin?"

Byrne answered for hied Jayr back to consciousness She looked up to see one of theover her face

"Don’t move," the doctor said as Jayr lifted a hand to push it away "I’ some pictures of your head"

Jayr wanted to ask why, and then she remembered what had happened in the sinkhole Aedan had fallen asleep, but she had been too happy to do the same She had looked up and spotted a series of stones that looked as if they could bear her weight She had started cli as fast as she could, and had been halfway to the top when so struck her in the face

"You are supposed to be on vacation," Jayr said as Alexandra moved the machine’s arm away from her face

"Yeah, that worked out real well, didn’t it?"

She touched her scalp where it throbbed, and winced "I fell"

"You sure did," she said briskly "Twice Byrne did a nice job of fixing your dislocated shoulder, by the way Let me put this film in the developer, and then we’ll reminisce Stay put"

Jayr probed the sore spot on the side of her head Trie flesh had healed, and the bone felt intact She sat up and was looking for her clothes when Alexandra returned

"I’m sorry, what did you not understand?" the doctor asked, planting her hands on her hips "The stay or the put?"

"Ithe sheet around her "He is in danger"

"And yet you’re here, all banged up Maybe you need a seneschal" The doctor shook her head and handed her soarments "These are my scrubs The pants will be way too short, but they’ll do until we can get some of your stuff"

"Where are ot you out of that hole was Byrne’s shirt, which was in pieces You looked extre beat up all to hell, did you have a little fun?"

Jayr didn’t knohat to say, and then she did "I think I have a new hobby"

As Alex laughed, Jayr dressed in the scrubs A tiain to return with a sheet of filht box on the wall

"You really do have a nice, thick skull," the doctor said as she studied the filratulations, kid You have a headache"

"That much I could have told you an to smile, and then reht they had shared, it seelad to see you"

Byrne said nothing, but came to her, took her in his arms, and kissed her breathless When he lifted his mouth, he looked at Alexandra "Her head?"

"She’s fine The shoulder and arm will be stiff for a couple of days I’d recommend bed rest, but under the circu for a while" Ao do so pointless in the next room" She left them alone

Byrne checked Jayr’s head and shoulder with his hands "What were you thinking, trying to climb out on your own? You could have broken your neck"

"The attacker could have returned at any time," she pointed out "It is my duty to protect you" She looked over his shoulder as Harlech and Beaumaris came in "Harlech, has there been any word froaze "My lord, if Jayr is well enough, the seigneur wishes to speak with her in the guards’ hall"

Byrne stepped in front of her "She stays here"

"I o," Jayr told him "Harlech, what is this about? The attack on our lord?"

He looked miserable "Yes"

"Lord Locksley says the Italian is behind it," Beau hopeful "’Twas his seneschal who sent our lord into the a in wait for hiham denies it, and says the evidence clearly points to…" Beau caught Byrne’s eye and fell silent

Harlech uttered a vile curse and stalked out