Chapter Twenty-Two La’Rue gritted her teeth to keep from cursing. If they were smart, they would have left Roan Landais dead on the floor next to his father. Instead, she was returning to the room with a maintenance cart so that they could transport his body in it. Fortunately, lady luck was currently being nice and staying on their side. The large maintenance cart had been left down the corridor. La’Rue had answered the terse questions from the single guard at the area’s central control room. She explained that General Landais had requested that some soiled materials be removed. “The Ancient Knight soiled the bedding,” she stated, unable to think of anything else. “Get it cleaned up. I don’t want to have to do it,” the guard had growled. La’Rue muttered under her breath as she guided

