Chapter 19
THE DOOR CLANGED and Isandor was gone, leaving behind a tense silence.
“Champion?” Tandor asked.
“Yes, Isandor was made the Queen’s Champion. Didn’t you hear that?”
“The Queen’s Champion.” Wasn’t that one of those silly titles?
Her grey eyes searched his face. “You could at least pretend to be proud for me. He flew very well.”
“He shouldn’t be with the Knights at all.”
“Tandor, we’ve had that argument already. You can’t change the boy’s choices. I don’t understand why you’re always so nasty about him. I’m sure he would have liked knowing that you wanted him to survive.”
Tandor bit his tongue. Giving her answers she wanted would only lose him valuable time.
“Loriane—”
“No, listen, I need your help.”
“Loriane,” Tandor protested. With all his being, he wanted to go after
