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"Clouded?" Leesha asked "What does that ences for the future to be assured," Amanvah said "Too many plots and wills with an interest in the outcome He is not safe This much I can see"

"He’s locked in a tower three hundred feet off the ground, in one of the uarded and warded places in the world," Leesha said

"Pfagh!" Areenland defenses are pathetic Any Watcher in Krasia could get to hie"

She shook her head "I should have had Coliv kill this Goldentone weeks ago, whatever uess yourself," Leesha said "Likely it would have been no better You’re playing at politics you don’t understand"

Ae, mistress When someone tries to kill you and fails, you see they never have another chance"

"It will be the courts that kill Rojer, now," Leesha said

Amanvah nodded "And I expect they would have been st your tribe"

Leesha couldn’t argue that, but there was so else in Amanvah’s aura Not deception, but … "There’s hed "Of course! Why should I trust you any rateful witch "What have I ever done to earn your mistrust, Amanvah vah Ahmann?" Leesha asked in Krasian "Whatbut honest?"

"Have you?" Amanvah asked "Who, or the next Duke of Angiers?"

Leesha looked at her curiously "Your dice told you Rhinebeck cannot be cured," she guessed

"You would know for yourself, if you had examined his seed," Amanvah said

"I did," Leesha said

Amanvah’s veil hid her smile, but it was clear upon her aura "Did you watch the heasah take the sample, or did you trust in her word?"

Leesha started, nearly spilling her tea She quickly set it down, getting to her feet "Please excuse me"

Auardswomen nearly had to trot to keep up with Leesha as she strode through the halls of the palace, first to her own rooms for a proper vial, and then on to the duchess’ chambers

One of Melny’s hand Leesha in to the duchess’ private cha I can do for you, mistress?" Melny asked when they were alone Ostensibly, she was the iers, but in practice she was nearly as submissive to Leesha as she was to Araine

Leesha produced the warded glass vial "Ifor me, quietly"

Rojer sat atop the desk in his cell, which he had dragged to theso he could look out over the city as he played a mournful tune on his fiddle

He wondered if folk below could hear hileur without an audience? Even if he could not see them, let them hear his pain

It wasn’t as if there was iven him no lamps, and the warded mask that let him see in darkness was back in his chambers where Amanvah no doubt paced