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Rumours
SPRING 966 MC
Lady Lindsey Martindale threw herself into a chair, taking a break from getting ready to meet the Queen of Merceria, though the actual target was Marshal Matheson.
She'd done her research to prepare for this, familiarizing herself with everyone in the Mercerian queen's inner circle of confidence. Not that she could identify them by sight, but at least she knew their names. It appeared the young woman had gathered a long list of sycophants over the years. That gave Lady Lindsey hope, for if that were the case, it should be easy enough for her to do likewise.
She waited while the servant brought in her best dress, then stood, holding out her arms, allowing herself to be garbed in the fine clothing. Next, followed some focused attention on her hair and then
