Rhiannon, however, was determined to do it without the assistance of her kin, which meant that sacrifices to expedience had to be made.
Most of which came as a great relief to him, to tell the truth. The thought of performing a ritual in front of an audience was enough to give him the shakes, despite his training for the courtroom.
The thought of performing this ritual in front of Rhiannon's kin was enough to give him the dry heaves.
At her insistence, they had fasted throughout the day, eating no food and drinking only water. They had slept apart the previous night, an absence that caused him pain that was almost physical in its intensity.
“True enough,” she sighed in answer. “Very well. Let us begin.”
He swallowed as he pulled off his thick gray bathrobe, nude underneath. Rhiannon h
