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"You took care of that? Thank you"

"He was dead when I got there" Lucivar closed his eyes and sed hard "Hell’s fire, Daemon, she splattered him all over the room" He opened his eyes The bleakness in thee dose ofsaffra"

Daemon’s body went completely numb for a moment

He knew all too hatsaffra,you gave her the sex she needed? There was no room in him now to feel jealousy or betrayal, just the desperate hope that Lucivar had done as needed

Lucivar looked away "I took her hunting in Askavi"

Daenitude of those words ripen "You went out with her asbait?"

"What was I supposed to do?" Lucivar snapped "Let her stay locked up in Ebon Askavi suffering? Bloodletting relieves the pain ofsafframate as well as sex does" He paused to take a deep breath and regain control "It wasn’t easy, but we survived it"

And that, Daemon realized, was all Lucivar intended to say about a period of tihtmare for him

"She’s only been back to Little Terreille a couple of times since then, and then only with a full, armed escort that included me," Lucivar said "She hasn’t been back at all since she formally set up her court"

"I see," Daemon said quietly "It’s alet cleaned up?"

"What for?" Lucivar asked with a grim smile "Once I hear it, I’ll probably be back out here anyway"

5 / Kaeleer

"May I help you?"

Osvald, the escort, clenched his teeth, then made an effort to smile as he turned to face the footman Hell’s fire, wasn’t thereonefor a fight? "I seeht I’d admire the pictures in this part of the Hall"

"I would be happy to show you the way back to your rooid courtesy

In Terreille, he could have had the footman whipped for no better reason than sufficient lack of subservience In Terreille, servants wouldn’t wear their Jewels so blatantly that it forced their social superiors to acknowledge that strength It galled hih Priestess of Hayll, had to acknowledge that afootman was also an Opal-Jeweled Warlord

"This way," Holt said just as Wilhelmina stepped out of her room

Osvald swore silently If Holt had shown up a few otten out of this place

Then the large striped cat stepped out of the roo hian to lift into a snarl, he didn’t need any --and felt intensely relieved when she returned it so automatically it sounded like casual familiarity, the kind of autoave to males they knew fairly well With every other ht pause that practically screaht as he followed Holt back to the here Alexandra and her entourage had been quartered It wouldn’t seee from one Lady to another-- especially if it was assu for that family for a number of years

Yes, that could work very well

6 / Kaeleer

When they work in tande an Ebon-gray co at Lucivar and Dae All Warlord Princes were dangerous, but when two ths becae, he replied dryly We still are

If it ever caainst those two, Andulvar said thoughtfully

Any amusement Saetan felt fled with that statement His heart wanted to shout,They’ll never be enemies They’re my children, my sons But another part of hier of another strong male--couldn’t be sure Hehad been sure when it had been Lucivar alone But Daele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>