“Obviously not,” interrupted Autumn Leaves. “Not with his code of ethics.”
“No, you don’t understand. That was part of my role, to take his punishments. When he did something wrong, I was supposed to be held responsible, and berated or whipped for it.”
There was another shocked intake of breath but Waterstone, who had discussed this with Tarkyn before, protested, “But Tarkyn told me himself that you were publicly berated when he had drunk excessively on one occasion. He let you take the blame then.”
“We were older then and it was in court in front of the King and his courtiers. If Tarkyn had stood up to his brother in that forum, I would have been whipped or even imprisoned for his insubordination. There was nothing he could do. But he never let it happen again.”
Dry Berry frowned. “So
