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Bercelak nodded as he stared up that long corridor Strange how he suddenly felt a littlewell, nervous A Battle Lord who’d faced death on on?

Then againwhat if she’d changed her mind? True, they’d already been lovers but she coul d, in theory, ht that she ed her mind chilled the blood in his veins He couldn’t lose her now

Of course there was only one way to find out what she thought And that was to face her head on, as his father had trained theed her ht"

"Aye Perhaps But you’ll never know until"

"I know Until I face her"

"The worse she can do, brother, is turn you to ash"

Bercelak looked at his kin and his brother merely smiled

"Bastard"

With that last word, Bercelak headed up the stairs to his future

Chapter 12

Bercelak walked into the queen’s chamber only to find it eured Addiena would at least have a treasure to rest upon

Personally, he found lying on gold and jewels rather uncomfortable

"Ah, my lordthe queen has moved chambers"

Bercelak turned to look at who spoke to him, but he didn’t see anyone

"Down here, my lord"

He looked down and his eyes widened in surprise This was no dragon in human form, but a humansort of It was actually a centaur A feh she sry

"And you are?"

"I am attendant to the throne, my lord"

"I’ve never seen you before"

"I often stay in the shadowsas you can ilanced at her hindquarter which waswella horse’s hindquarter "It is much safer for me that way"