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Krelis’s fury overwhelmed his usual fear of Dorothea’s temper "It’s not the Gray Lady It’s some little Green-Jeweled bitch-Queen who used an illusion web to trick herself out so she could prance into Raejpretending to be the Gray Lady"

Dorothea’s goished like an angry cat’s tail as she paced her private receiving room Her eyes narrowed to slits Every breath ca, unwilling to pull her attention back to hiht hand He’d clenched the two brass buttons so hard while he’d unraveled the spells on thee that they’d left a sharp impression in his flesh

Those impressions would fade The kind of impression Dorothea would make on his flesh if she decided this was so to a htful pace

"We know the Gray Lady was hurt in the attack last spring," Krelis said cautiously "Perhaps h The Gray is still strong in Dena Nehele" Dorothea tapped a long, red-tinted nail against her lips "But if the body had been maimed" She waved a hand at Krelis, as if he had dared to interrupt her "An illusion ould be able to hide any disfigurement, but a crippled limb wouldn’t function properly and would be quite noticeable, especially since Grizelle’s stride is as well known as her power What did your pet have to say about the little bitch?"

Watching Dorothea’s hand stroke her rich red gown froh, it took aGreen-Jeweled Queen Her na them to Dena Nehele on the Gray Lady’s behalf" He alainst it Those kinds of details werehis problehter is a Black Widow," Dorothea said,to hi an illusion web like that But to trust ayoung witch with the task"

Krelis shrugged "Maybe she resembles the Gray Lady more than other witches in the court"

Dorothea stopped pacing, an arrested look in her eyes Then her lips curled in a htly stroked his face, and drifted away "You have a delightful mind, Lord Krelis"

Krelis wasn’t sure if his knees had jellied froiven hiht have done to his face

Then he re threatened by that little bitch-witch, and his fury drove out everything else

"I swear to you, Priestess, this Arabella Ardelia will never reach Dena Nehele" Krelis laughed nastily "Well, she ood to anyone"

Dorothea gave hi look "No," she said slowly "She is not to be harmed"

Krelis stared at her

"She is not to be har her here"

"Why would you want that filth in Hayll?" Krelis’s voice quivered with outrage

Dorothea s witch ould be trusted with such a task hly valued by the Queen and her First Circle, but she’s still just a pae ainst the Gray Jewels--especially if Grizelle feels soirl Here the little bitch can be taught to be of service" Dorothea’s gold eyes glittered "And if her own stubbornness or Grizelle’s unwillingness to extend so disciplined, it’s so the Master of the Guard should see to personally Don’t you think?"

Krelis bowed "I would be pleased to teach the little witch how to serve" More than pleased

Dorothea studied hiht so"

With a e courtyard that foruards’ quarters Discreetly hidden from the SaDiablo h for the guards to answer a suh away not to intrude on aristo pleasures

It also meant that the screah not to arouse the Black Widows in Dorothea’s coven or the other witches in her First Circle Or the High Priestess herself

And it uards’ needs weren’t blatantly in evidence Not that the witches didn’t know about them They knew, just as they knew that the common female servants were used by the court males in the same way

Krelis walked toward the end of the courtyard, his eyes fixed on the nakeda hard cock was one way to get rid of anger

This was another

Krelis stopped a few yards away fro post and waited for Lord Maryk to join hi ready?" he asked calmly, pleased that his voice betrayed none of his doubts or fears

Lord Maryk looked at hi slowly, as if he were stalking prey, Krelis circled the whipping posts until he stood in front of the led against the leather straps holding hireeh to sting "You’re a fool," Krelis replied, filling his voice with contempt

"We were ready for thee I told you that I brought you the buttons Hoe supposed to know the bitch would unleash witchfire like that?"

Krelis cocked his head "You didn’t try very hard to find out what happened to the wagon, did you? Didn’t try very hard to catch up with the bitch when you could have taken her by surprise"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>