Three hours before Cassion went to find Diana, he'd had a private audience with Karman.
The moment Karman woke, he'd had Kal give him a detailed report of everything that had happened on the day of the execution and after. Rather than summoning Cassion and Diana right away, he'd taken time to think things over first.
"Two lies, and one truth. So Diana came up with a clever little scheme and carried it out."
The trap she'd set to catch Queen Erinhunt had gone beyond anything he'd imagined. It was ingenious, and it was dangerous. To a man like Karman, who valued stability above all, Diana's plan had been close to a gamble.
"To think she'd use poison on me."
"You're perfectly alive and well, though. And it was a sedative, not poison. You got a good, deep rest out of it, and your complexion's improved a lot besides."
Cassion…
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