With rumors already swirling that the king was persecuting Irenber's young acting head of house, what would happen if word spread that the king's own messenger had come to deliver that message with a show of force?
"His Majesty has instructed me to deliver this letter to Lady Diana."
The king's messenger had turned respectful.
"Ah, you're the king's own messenger. Please forgive the rudeness, sir. The rumors have been so dreadful that our steward overreacted, it seems. Though, isn't this rather a lot of men for a messenger to bring along?"
I glanced past the man holding out the letter, toward the row of knights lined up behind him. Armed knights, standing as if ready to draw their swords at any moment.
Are they here to fight, or to make peace? I suppose I'll find out once I actually meet him.
More than that, Cho really was something else.…
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