Keriya’s friends were speaking with the kzar. The dwarves were angry, but Fletcher Earengale was respected among them. They listened when he spoke and agreed to his demand that the tribunal be dismissed.
“She is who she says she is,” he informed everyone within earshot, pulling Keriya close. “And she’s the only one who can save us.”
Keriya leaned her head on Fletcher’s shoulder and began to cry anew as the audience and the guards dispersed. The kzar lingered to speak with Fletcher, but in the end he also took leave. Now the only ones in the amphitheater were Keriya and her friends.
They were talking as if they’d never been separated. Viran stood aside in stinging silence, allowing the reunion to continue. Finally, the tall woman turned to him. He was taken aback by the intensity of her
