Seathan and Alexander asked in unison. Nichola glanced at her husband, then toward Seathan. “I swear, had I not seen them both, I would not have believed it either.” Seathan grimaced. Of the four original gemstones, the only one remaining in the bowl was the other half of his moss agate. His other two brothers were already married. The only other person to have been awarded a halved gemstone was… It could not be! God’s teeth, he would see for himself. Seathan swung his legs off the bed and stood. The room spun around him. Determination tightened Alexander’s face as he stepped before him. “You are not fit to be up and moving about.” “Move out of my way.” Alexander didn’t budge. “The stones will be there on the morrow.” Nichola stepped beside her husband. “If you go up there now, you will awaken Lady Linet. She is exhausted and needs to rest.” Gray eyes pleaded with him. “As do you.” “A few hours are little time to wait,” Alexander added when Seathan hesitated, “for all of us.”
