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"The hunter is patient," Lia re to your punctuality We will discuss your other failings later"

Lia chuckled to herself and thought he was a rather petulant s I aers"

"I aalready I understand the urgency, Kieran But I cannot walk as quickly as you right now"

"My apologies," he said, bowing his head deftly "At your pace then"

Lia continued walking and approached the Abbey which rose before therounds were a gentle reminder that she had packed a bunch of purple ain and wondered how long it would take to reach Dochte Abbey

"Where is the Queen Dowager being kept?" Kieran asked softly His gaze wandered the grounds around the from bench to tree to flowerbed as if every shrub held a threat

"There is a guest house on the opposite end of the Abbey She is under guard night and day"

Kieran pursed his lips "She should be executed and her head delivered to her brother in a basket"

Lia stared at him in shock "That is cruel"

He shook his head "The world she ht is a result of her actions and the actions of those like her An Evnissyen advises So must die to save his people, then so be it With her death, it re’s pretext for war It forces him to react rather than us Demont is bold, but he is too merciful Here we are"

They had reached the door of the Abbey "Have you crossed the Apse Veil before on your own?" he asked her

She shook her head

"Then I will go first and then bring you across That is the way it is done"