Chapter Twenty-NineVaxi watched with narrowed eyes as Prince Agedor, flanked by ten other men, breached the city limits. It didn't escape her notice that as the prince drew near, Sen moved to stand behind her.
As Agedor drew his mount to a halt, her mind flashed back to the first time she'd seen him, in the courtyard of Castle Randar. He had nearly run Sen over with his merych, and then compounded the young healer's humiliation with several scathing insults. Her official introduction to Agedor came the following day, when Prince Warran roped her into competing against his younger brother in an archery contest. She had emerged victorious, and Agedor retaliated by beating Sen within an inch of his life. If not for the timely intervention of the King, she might have been banished from Dar. S
