One drink with Vana had led to a half-dozen more. Several which Liliana regretted. She had seen George at other points in the night, but always from a distance. It was still burning with unspent passion that she’d crawled into her bed and found herself unable to sleep in the early hours of the morning. The unexpected summons that arrived with the dawn, was therefore doubly unwelcome.
Still, it wasn’t wise to refuse the Provost. So washed and dressed, Liliana had ridden through the city to the Provost’s office that boarded the parkland and Palace. She’d dressed as a knight, a significant difference to the pretty dress from the night before. She wore breaches and a knee-length tunic of King’s navy blue. Her hair was neatly braided down her back and all traces of make-up had been scrubbed fr
