me in the

as the one place in Ironveil I

upper sitting rooms, and Kael was always elsewhere doing whatever

y in his hand. Performance - I noted, because he hadn't been here long enough to k

the reading table without

than I expect

ding," I

ay that things designed to catch you were ha

anked position. Sent in place of her elder sister." He tilted his

akes care of the people under his protection. Lirien - the previo

d," I r

e curse," Vex said. "Break it

ple connected to it."

le was different - acknowl

hat they sent

g to Greyveil. Tell Zoran the substitute

with those pale grey eyes

han his easy m

. Quiet. Almost like a wa

ll I," I re

hout the book. Maybe ou

hands unclench from where they had been gripping m

y steady." I

n the corri

was standing still, close to t

and had to stop hard

gh that I could see the curse markings on h

g on my ne

to my collar. B

One word. A question w

plied. "I declined his employ

ession w

ything," he said. Low. Somet

here b

said. "I did

rkings on his hand stilled -

of the storm of what

from Vex,"

nd to,"

ed past me dow

m something every time and felt the burning on my nec

side that door

d to me refuse

t that had changed

dn't know