Sworn to Secrecy: Courtlight #4
“She turned around as Sebastian greeted him at the door. “What was it?”
“Nothing,” said Thanar with a shrug of his winged shoulders.
“Nothing?” replied Sebastian in a dubious tone.
“A couple of servants came back.”
“And that’s it?”
“Isn’t that what I said?” The edge in his voice could be heard from where Ciardis sat.
It made her even less inclined to believe a word he said, but they didn’t have time to play Three Questions with Thanar. The brisk sound of knocking and the front door being opened ...came. Vana, Caemon, and the lord chamberlain walked upstairs one after the other in short order.
“It’s lifted,” Vana said shortly, taking a drink of ice water from the offerings the servants had put out for them.
“Good,” said Lillian. When Ciardis glared at her mother, she retroactively added, “Thank you, Lady Vana.”
Surprised, Vana looked over with a raised eyebrow. Lillian might not be Serena anymore, but she still acted like her sometimes—conceited, spoiled, and entirely ungrateful.MoreLess
“Nothing,” said Thanar with a shrug of his winged shoulders.
“Nothing?” replied Sebastian in a dubious tone.
“A couple of servants came back.”
“And that’s it?”
“Isn’t that what I said?” The edge in his voice could be heard from where Ciardis sat.
It made her even less inclined to believe a word he said, but they didn’t have time to play Three Questions with Thanar. The brisk sound of knocking and the front door being opened ...came. Vana, Caemon, and the lord chamberlain walked upstairs one after the other in short order.
“It’s lifted,” Vana said shortly, taking a drink of ice water from the offerings the servants had put out for them.
“Good,” said Lillian. When Ciardis glared at her mother, she retroactively added, “Thank you, Lady Vana.”
Surprised, Vana looked over with a raised eyebrow. Lillian might not be Serena anymore, but she still acted like her sometimes—conceited, spoiled, and entirely ungrateful.MoreLess
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