Novol and Edrin entered the room, instinctively walking side by side, neither man outpacing the other. They both stopped at the foot of Telixa’s bed, staring down at her with grim expressions.
Telixa sat up, casting aside her jacket as she glared at Novol. “Traitor!” she spat.
“Nice to see you too, Admiral.”
“This one, I don’t know,” Telixa said, gesturing to Edrin. “I assume he’s one of ours.”
Folding his hands behind his back, Edrin stood at attention, his shoulders square, his head held high. “I was a captain in the army,” he explained. “Now, I’m a Justice Keeper. Or at least, on my way to becoming one.”
Telixa’s eyebrows went up.
Crossing one leg over the other, Anna smiled for the other woman. “You didn’t think a Nassai would accept him?” she asked. “You should have listened, Te
