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Lia gritted her teeth "He will grant you audience with the Aldermaston"

"Very well" He started on his way and then stopped, looking back "The weather is fine I should like to go hawking today Please arrange it with your other duties A falcon or a haill do I a with kystrels"

The way he said it made her shiver The look saidquickly towards the manor house

Sowe’s hand slowly found Lia’s "He is…he is so dangerous," she whispered

"Colvin said he was the best swordso "But I areater talent is not his ability to persuade Poor Ciana He is relentless"

"Let us go back to the kitchen I feel safer there," Sowe suggested

"I need to go by the apothecary first," Lia answered, reo with you"

They walked in silence the rest of the way As they approached the apothecary, the door opened fro his head His eyes were bloodshot, his face wrinkled with misery But when he saw Lia and Sowe, his wince turned into a dark scowl

"Sowe," he whispered, his face suddenly burning

CHAPTER THIRTY:

Betrayed

Sowe’s sudden squeeze on Lia’s hand shocked her with its intensity Getman shuffled down the stone steps fro suspicion that he was one of the young men who had tried to punish Dieyre and failed