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Lucivar had endured a brutal childhood, but in sootten entangled in a court until he was a youth But Daemon had been raised in Dorothea’s court, and he had taken the twisted lessons taught there into himself, had made them a part of hiht individuals, Lucivar had been able to ely suspected that Daemon’s loyalty would always be superficial, that the only loyalty the rest of them could count on was his coanything in the name of that loyalty Which meant this son had to be handled very, very carefully
It didn’t help that Jaenelle was acting like a rabbit to Daeht have found this chase a He knew the boyos certainly did, and he understood why they were delighted by her reaction to Daemon But he didn’t think Dae, and he wondered ould happen when his son’s temper finally snapped--and ould suffer because of it
When Jaenelle entered the study, Saetan put aside the problem that hadn’t arrived yet in order to deal with the one already at the door
"High Lord," Jaenelle said formally
"Lady," Saetan replied, equally formal
She took a deep breath and turned to Lucivar "Prince Yaslana, as First Escort, I want you to arrange for acco the border of Little Terreille for myself and a liuard station Somewhere that ensures discretion Inn can be in whichever Territory you choose You can decide the tih not within the next three days"
He wasn’t standing close enough to her to catch the scent, but he could tell by the sudden blaze in Daemon’s eyes and the sharpness in Lucivar’s that her h Hell’s fire, hoas he supposed to channel Dae to control his own? Witches were vulnerable during the first three days of their moontimes because they couldn’t wear their Jewels or dothemselves physical pain And when it was his Queen as vulnerable, a Warlord Prince’s te those days
"You don’t have to tell anyone about the arrangeh, out of courtesy, you should inform the Steward, the Master of the Guard, and the Consort The Steill contact Lord Jorval to confir place in Little Terreille"
"What’s the point of setting up a secure place if you’re going to go to Little Terreille?" Lucivar asked, but Saetan noticed he was keeping his tone carefully respectful
"Because I’ to Little Terreille That will satisfy the court’s concerns aboutand still allow me to meet with this person"
Lucivar narrowed his eyes, considering "You could just refuse"
"I have ht voice
And that, Saetan kneould decide theher "If I agree to this, do we get to fuss for the next three days without getting snarled at?"
That’s all it took to change the Queen back into a stuttering, snarling younger sister "Who is ’we’?" she asked ominously
"The family"
Saetan wondered if anyone else had noticed that the look Dae And he wondered if Lucivar even realized that, whether he had included or excluded Dae ith the Queen’s Consort "Papa!" Jaenelle said, whirling around to face him "Witch-child?" he repliedon his forehead as Daemon’s face shifted into a cold, unreadable mask
She stared at him for a moment, then whirled back to Lucivar "Within reason," she snapped "And I get to decide what’s reasonable"
When Lucivar just grinned at her, she storin faded when he looked at Andulvar "Since you’re the Master of the Guard, she should have asked you to o’s not bruised, puppy She’s too good a Queen not to understand the needs of the ees "But if you don’t inforements, Iwill be insulted"
"If you have time noe could take a look at a , puppy," Andulvar said as he draped an arm over Lucivar’s shoulders and led hi"
When Daeainst the blackwood desk "Soive a damn what familial ties you and Lucivar claim to have with her, I amnot her brother," Daemon said too quietly
"No one said you were The fact that I’m her adopted father and you happen to be ht of her as a sister, and she’s never thought of you as a brother That hasn’t changed"