I nod in understanding.
“ Who is accompanying her?” I inquire.
"One guard that we know of. There could be others though.
Our informants couldn't get a complete count." Lionel answers and my lips curl into a sneer.
One guard? The girl is either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.
Or maybe both.
"She won't make it," I say, the decision crystallizing in my mind. "Arrange for an ambush. Hire assassins if you need to.
Make it look like a rogue attack or bandits, anything but a targeted hit from her beloved uncle."
"You want her dead?" Lionel asks, though he doesn't sound surprised.
"I gave her a way out." I turn from the window, my jaw tight.
“ I could have killed her and been done with it. Instead, I found her a powerful husband, secured our alliance with Graham, and sent her awa
