Candallar, Severn said.
“You think?”
Everyone glanced in Kaylin’s direction; she flushed, realizing she had spoken out loud. Severn’s presence was so much a given during investigations of any kind, she’d responded automatically.
I’ll pass that information on immediately.
This time, she nodded; she was, for the moment, grateful that he had remained in Elantra.
That makes one of us.
That’s the fief, Kaylin said, confining her words to the inside of her head,but not the fieflord.
Concur.
You know who he is?
I’d like to make certain before you speak with the Lord of the West March.
The Lord of the West March and I are going to be speaking about war bands, Dragons and politics.
She could almost see him cringe—and he rarely did that.Avoid politics, if possible. If the Consort and the High Lord were unaware of the gathering of the war band, it’s likely the Lord of the West March was unaware.
Kaylin thought of the Consort’s warning, passed to her through Ynpharion.
If he wanted you—or Bellusdeo—dead it would be almost trivial for him.
Not if he didn’t want to add political complications for his brother, the High Lord. Not if he didn’t want to piss off his sister. I don’t know why, but the cohort’s freedom is causing, or has caused, political difficulties for him, personally.She grimaced.
“Kitling,” Bellusdeo said, “you eventhinkloudly.”
“Says the woman whose racial voice could deafen the entire Halls of Law—which is why it’s not generally legal touseit.”
Let me inform the Hawklord of our current information in regard to Candallar.
Tell Teela.
Teela is currently in residence in your home. She is keeping Annarion and Mandoran in check, but only barely. It’s good they’re here. If they weren’t, she’d’ve joined the Consort.
She’s worried.
Understatement.
Ugh.
Don’t leave the Hallionne unless you have no choice.
Don’t leave the city. I’ve got a Dragon and a familiar for backup. They’re not you, but in a pinch, they’ll do. And I need you there. If we manage to get out of the Hallionne and the West March, in more or less one piece, I’d like any welcoming party to be jailed or disrupted before we arrive. Oh—and can you mentioned Terrano to the boys?
Not if you don’t want Teela to know.
Did she?Terrano never, ever tried to hurther.
He did try to hurt you. Has Teela ever struck you as the forgiving type?
No—but hedidn’thurt me, and the only reason he’s here is to help the rest of the cohort. I’m willing to trust him.
I am not telling Teela that.
