Glass doors were open to the soft spring air. People were exchanging farewells; many of them were already packed and ready to leave the city, to return to their own capitals or to ride for the battlefield in the north. Decisions had at last been made, documents signed. All that remained was to defeat the military genius who had held Europe in thrall for years and caused this momentous meeting in the first place. Gavin smiled briefly. Everyone spoke as if this defeat were simply a matter of time, but most would be barring their doors and waiting to offer their allegiance to whoever was the victor. Part of him chafed at his distance from the coming confrontation and longed to be in France, gathering intelligence. But another, less familiar part, was fascinated by what was going on right here, in this room. He watched Laura move through the crowd, speaking to some people, smiling at others, invisibly calculating friend and foe, useful and negligible conversations.
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