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Then his laughter faded He cuddled Jaenelle, needing that comfort

“What’s troubling you?” she asked

“Did I do the right thing?”

“How big a loan did you give them?” she asked

“Five old marks”

She laughed softly “That explains why they both looked like they couldn’t reht theether in a coherent sentence all through dinner”

“Jaenelle, did I do the right thing?”

“Why would you ask that?

“Because Dena Nehele is going to fall”

She rested a hand over his heart “Daemon, pretend you never heard thatAct as if you’d never heard that That’s what I’ to do”

“In that case, I’ a bit of work on my new properties in Eyota”

“You could also offer those properties as training ground if there were any youngsters in that village anted to learn the carpenter’s trade and Lord Burle illing to teach them”

“I could, could I?”

She gave hirinned “Yes,Prince, you could”

CHAPTER 18

TERREILLE

“Theran has hired the cook fro house in Grayhaven to make the meal for this dinner party,” Kermilla said as she, Correne, and her escorts, Lords Bardoc and Kenji up with her two adorable Warlords, Garth and Brok “Considering what a copper-pincher Theran is, these guests must bevery important”

Correne rolled her eyes “But not interesting Warlord Princes?” She shuddered draood meal on them? It’s not like they’ll know the difference since they’re always fighting or living in the rogue camps”

Glancing back at the unamused expressions of her men, Kermilla whispered “Stop that It’s disrespectful”

“But it’strue ”

Hard to argue with that Theran plowed through food she could barely s, and didn’t care if a dish was bland or the potatoes were lu as it didn’t have dirt on it and was cooked enough that it wasn’t still running, he didn’t co care of her residence when she beca to have to improve his palateThen they would have the kind of dinner parties that would impress the aristos here in Dena Nehele

“True or not, you don’t say things like that when other ets back to the Warlord Princes, it will cause trouble”

Correne looked over her shoulder at Bardoc and Kenji to you, sothey won’t go telling tales about you And I heard in the stables that this carriage driver had his tongue cut out so hecouldn’t tell tales”

Kermilla winced No, her men wouldn’t tell tales on her, but they didn’t feel the saet through her head She acted like the