Chapter 30Sylvriss had made her main concern the locating of the four imprisoned Lords. Contact with them would, she believed, form an important strand in the rope she was weaving to trip, if not to strangle, Dan-Tor.
The Palace had cells suitable only for the temporary detention of offenders, and she found very quickly that they were not being kept in any of these. Dilrap was not able to help a great deal.
‘They’re being kept exclusively by the Mathidrin, Majesty,’ he told her. ‘Probably somewhere over in the Westerclave, but nobody seems to know where. And I have to be diffident in my inquiries.’
‘I understand, Dilrap,’ said Sylvriss. ‘Don’t jeopardize yourself for this. Your other tasks are more important. However, I can’t see our precious Mathidrin cooking and washing for the Lords.
