Denogg went over the list of servants again as the midday sun warmed the house. The servants told him how beautiful the red sunrise had been, but it did not lighten his mood. Several servants had fled, probably fearing they would be blamed for poisoning the king. That made it harder to find the real murderers. He hired his servants carefully, always checked out by his most trusted assistants. Something had gone very wrong.
“We have to get Loren out of there,” said Gordon.
“That is utmost on my mind, my dear boy, but to do that we must find out who poisoned King Russel. Kings and queens have been poisoned for many hundreds of years… just not lately. Until last night, this was the safest house in Thure. Also, I liked this king. His family has been ruling for hundreds of years, but he was o
