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“Is there anything more?” she asked

“Nothing that needs your attention,” Gray replied

She considered the phrasing and was fairly certain she’d just been asked to leave

“Coht, so Maydra is going to serve dinner in a few minutes”

“I should—” Shaddo jerked, then gave Gray a sharp look

“This won’t take long,” Gray said, s at Cassidy

Ranon released the Opal lock on the door, and Cassidy and Shira left the room

“Thattoo much time with Jaenelle’s First Circle,” Cassidyto sound like them”

“Is that bad?” Shira asked as they walked up to their rooms

“You couldn’t budge those eha”

Shira laughed Foolish woman

Going into her rooer over the leather cover of the book Jared and Lia when they were young Before their world had turned dark and terrible and bloody She had never found any journals at Grayhaven fro a journal until she was a little older

AndQueen who, in the last months of her life, had left behind the clues that led to the treasure Cassidy had found

She opened the book, then closed it and put it on the bedside table There was always a quiet afternoon or two during Winsol That was family tradition She would save the book for one of those days

Gray waited until Ranon restored the Opal lock on the room Then he faced the o, Theran told ht out he intended to break the court and set up Kermilla as the Queen of Dena Nehele”

“When the sun shines in Hell,” Archerr snarled “I’ve already had my fill ofthat bitch”

“Since then, I’ve been going up to the Keep once a week to study with the High Lord, and so needed to stand as a Queen’s First Escort This was the last time By their standards, I’m qualified to serve in a court”

Silence Then Talon snorted “If youto dispute your credentials”

The rest of the men nodded

“I was also given this” He called in the paper and set in on the table in front of Powell and Talon

“Mother Night,” Powell said after reading it through twice “I didn’t know anyone could write soly courteous”

“Who did write this?” Talon asked

“The High Lord Daemon said Saetan was very exact about the Protocol used to demote a member of the court for failure to fulfill his duties”