“We have been traveling for a long time, Highness. Forgive me for my appearance,” Sasha stammered, blushing.
Kjell thought she looked beautiful and didn’t understand the wide, incredulous look she tossed his way before curtseying again.
“You will forgive my brother,” Tiras said. “Kjell has so few friends. We welcome you.” Tiras grinned wickedly, his eyes calculating, his words smooth.
Lark rose from her throne and joined her husband, extending a hand to Sasha as she summoned her lady in waiting, who hovered nearby. “I will have Pia escort you to Mistress Lorena,” she said. “She will take good care of you. If employment is what you seek, we will see to that as well. But for now you will rest. It was not so very long ago I was dragged from Corvyn by one of Kjell’s closest friends. I ha
