Katherine went to fetch Lear and gave Cellan and Ilias some time to discuss a plan of action. Ilias can’t just take Linn for no reason, but they plan to irritate him into making a mistake that would insult Ilias and give him a right to take Linn in his custody. She hopes it will be a simple plan, because her own mind is preoccupied with the news Cellan dropped. He wants to make her Queen? Her? The washout, the incompetent witch, the half Elf with poor control of her magic and she can remember some more colorful insults her stepmother invented for her. A spoiled brat was mild compared to other stuff; broken, defect, a snag, a mistake, a taint on the royal family.
Katherine! Stop thinking about that witch! She reminds herself. Maybe she should go with Cellans plan just to get justice for he
