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He looked at her sharply

"My apologies, my prince I didn’t ent smile "When did you find this out?"

"I’d suspected he had an… overlarge opinion of hi treasonous until this ht to ed fro toward the prince He lifted a hand, telling the man to wait

"You knew," Liv said

"I knew"

"So… Did you send me to spy on him?"

"You tell me," he said Another servant looked ready to coain hean ar decisions fro hi me," Liv said

"Oh?"

"You knew he’d betray you; you didn’t know if I would So I passed Was Zymun in on this?" If he had been, that would mean that he was still favored by the Color Prince, and the way Liv had left hiht have justa , when you keep it warm?" the prince asked

"It hatches?" Liv said

"And when you make it hot?"

"I’nanis rushed are spoiled This is why so erous, not because wights are innately so, but because their drafters get to the end of their human span and then panic Panicked people do shoddy work If instead they worked deliberately, over a course of years, to prepare themselves for the transition, their odds of success increase dramatically If they had people to teach theht acco with Zyerous There is no human warmth in hi him? I’ve found that I can trust you Now, did he know you were coht I’ve ive me for this, but raise your voice now and swear that Zymun’s a traitor, that you wouldn’t lie to me, and so forth" The prince’s face twisted "Do it Now"

"My lord! I swear it to you! Zymun is a traitor--I would never lie to you! You have to believe me!" Liv threw herself at the Color Prince’s knees

He backhanded her across the cheek hard enough it rattled her teeth, and she fell to the ground, weeping