"I am on your side, Lord Haness."
Haness was having a hard time figuring out what this woman was after. Initially, he thought this was about Kasia's time spent at the Harem. Maybe she had come to persuade him to take it easy on his wife. However, they ventured far from that subject the more Darya spoke.
"Lord Sharou is going somewhere, isn't he?"
"Yes, I figured he would tell you...and the others," Haness nodded thoughtfully.
"Oh, but he didn't," Darya's eyes widened, a more cunning grin springing up on the ends of her lips. "Walls have ears at the Harem. They tell me that your father plans on taking your beloved Parisa along with him."
"Pfft! Is this a joke?" Haness laughed. "Have you lost your marbles?"
"We all know you keep your distance out of respect for your father, but it i
