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They would take his offer because humans eak

He would not allow his need for Royce overtake his good sense

Gais had done that, he had put his obsession with Aaibhe the Seelie Queen, before all grander goals, and it had been his ruin Pestale knew that he was too smart for that He could see her beautiful face, but his eyes narrowed as he thought of her rejection

Princess Royce needed punishing and when the tiht she would receive that punishment, after he had used her to serve every need

She would be his and he would teach the shrew a lesson

He had his father’s Death Swords, two of theu’s Palace in the Dark Realm

One he had allowed Hordly to carry hidden and ever ready, and the other was alithin his own grasp, a blink away

Graely could not be trusted to wield a Death Sword

Graely was not yet up for the fight, for the h he was a loyal brother, he was not certain Graely could carry out the worst of his plans

In fact, he had quite

Chapter Eight

“MY QUEEN,” TREVOR said bowing his head “I know you did not go to draw Pestale out to offer him a deal So tell us, why you went to meet with the scoundrel”

“I needed a reading of hirounds,” she answered succinctly “Noe have other matters to discuss” She looked at Breslyn and Ete, “Princess Aida and Shee Willow report that the Monoliths have not yet been attacked by the Unseelie”

“Shall I go and help them?” Trevor offered at once

“No, they have the matter in hand, and e need to do is spread out our forces If Pestale gets his hands on any of the dolmens, he can use thee cities We can not allow that He has already used the Stonehenge Monoliths to shift his aru’s castle in the Graotten about that castle…it has stood hidden inand entered