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"She is wiser than she looks," he murmured "You sent for the Alder now"

Pareigis’ eyes lifted, looking past Lia’s shoulder There were at least thirty riders, a wall of black behind her The horse stamped and snorted ih the crowd until her eyessilver

The Aldermaston approached slowly, aardly, stiffly She heard it in the way he h clenched teeth Her er and she clenched the bow It was the Queen Dowager who caused the Aldermaston such pain It was she who had come and stripped away the loyal people from Muirwood Better that she was the dead one at Winterrowd instead of her husband The thought struck her forcefully – it would be over so fast A quick arrow, through the gate bars and into the Queen’s breast Her other hand twitched towards the quiver, but she clenched it shut, realizing the feelings were not her own She shoved at the hate, the loathing The teis’ voice was void of any accent "You are abandoned, Alderate"

"I think not," he replied solely"

A sirl as you promised Demont’s niece rides with me to Comoros"

"I am afraid that is impossible," came the simple reply

Her eyes narrowed "You think you can save her from me? I came here to fetch her, and I will not leave without her in my custody"

The Aldermaston’s voice was hue, ive to you The earls left at sunset, certain I would betray the the confusion of the dance"

Her face hardened, herfrown "Where did you send them?"

"You misunderstand me, my Queen They left on their own accord I do not knohere they went"

"You let theher in the stirrups Her stallion shied and snorted, its tail thrashing

"I did not," he replied "The exterior grounds are confined by the Bearden Muir It is a difficult and treacherous wilderness, made even more so by the untimely rains They may be lost I do not knohere they are"