Before him stood Eden of Sevenspells and his chamberlain. Vance knew that he should trust both men, but he couldn’t believe a single word either of them was saying. “Let me get this straight. I’ve just had a ranking member of my court jailed for treason. One of my lords is being held for the same reason, and you want me to let my chamberlain leave because you think a traitor I’ve just exiled might die in Sha’sek?” Eden tried to stop himself fidgeting from side to side, but Ross, more fluent in front of the king, remained impassive and immobile. “When you say it like that, sire, it sounds so much more…unreasonable than the actual request.” “Oh? How so, Ross? Please, enlighten me.” Eden did catch Ross’s throat bobbling up and down as the big man took a discrete, nervous gulp, but he didn’t lose more than a heartbeat in his response. “Think of it this way, your highness: Quinn isn’t the only person you’ve lost to Sha’sek. Maertn has gone with her too, and we all know why.
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