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“Why didn’t you kill her?”
“The king expects occasional contact with her If she totally vanished, he’d grow suspicious”
“But she has vanished,” Grandmother countered “She’s vanished to here”
The captain scratched around his eye socket beneath the patch “We could force her to write a , so it appeared all ell”
Grandhed in exasperation The spy would be too clever, e they coerced her to write into revealing her predicament and Second Empire It was clear to Grandenda when it caenda of retribution that overrode coht, the spy’s first affront had been beco the former Lord Mirwell’s closest aide, dearer to hi the old schemer
“Birch has been sending her out on maneuvers to keep her out of the way,” the captain said “I suppose he can use that excuse if anyone co for her”
“Very well,” Grandmother said The woain The captain had told her that the spy was actually a Green Rider, and it was known to Grand, had minor abilities with the art “You know, since we do have this one, there is so I believe I’d like to try”
“Try?” Captain Immerez asked in surprise
“I’d like to see what I can learn about the Green Riders and their abilities”
The captain rubbed the curve of his hook against his chin “An interrogation would be challenging She’s a ator herself, and would kno to resist any questioning”
Grandation I have in mind, more of a notion of an experiment I’d like to try Gold chains…” Before she could lose herself in envisioning the procedure, the captain cleared his throat “Yes?”
“I have so for you, carried all the way from Sacor City” He withdrew a document case from beneath his cloak and proffered it to her with a lo
Grandht “Wonderful You and your erly opened the case Within lay a fragile, parchment document, scraith faint ink She held it up, the lantern that hung froolden glow She frowned
“What is it?” the captain asked “What’s wrong?”
Grandhed and closed the parchment in the case, and handed it back to him “I can’t read it,” she said
“You can’t read it?” He opened the case and looked at the parchment