Echoes of Defiance

[LORD RAFE ALDER MORLAND]

"Is that all?" Lord Vale asks.

"He knows. It is alright." The Prince gestures to my presence.

My eyebrows dip further but I am well aware this means we are about to speak of delicate matters.

Lord Soren's gaze settles on me, a bright light in his eyes.

"So then, you have already decided? He is to be your Hand?"

The prince finally looks at me, and I realize he looks alarmi