XVII
Boulden nowadaysThe next day, Deirane was brought before Muy. She seemed to have recovered her energy. But her demeanor wasn’t pleasant at all. With a quick movement, she pointed to a chair, without making the slightest move to have her shackles removed.
“Last night," she began, "Saalyn was seriously injured. She almost died.”
“I had nothing to do with it," Deirane protested.
“Are you sure?”
“I could never have hurt her. She’s my friend.”
“A friend! A friend you haven't seen or even tried to contact in twenty years! You dragged her into your little schemes, and this is the result.”
“She's made a lot of enemies over the years. One of them could have been behind this ambush.”
“There were two targets. Saalyn could have heard what her attackers said before she lost consciousness.”
