Chapter 18
ISANDOR STARED at the letter in his hand. A guard had delivered it to his room where he had been staring out the window, worrying about the lack of response from the expedition.
The letter bore the seal of House Mara and Isandor’s full name and title was written in calligraphic letters on the front. Written by a professional scribe, dictated by Tamerane’s father.
That was not the type of response he had wanted to his informal message to Tamerane, asking her if she wanted to take up rooms as the palace’s resident academic.
He pulled the ribbon and read the short message,
The option of my daughter living with you was not included in the agreement and is not normally considered part of the breeder contract. I am happy to renegotiate, but it will increase the price.
Isandor th
