Edward slipped the unopened letter from Catherine into his belt as his father entered the chamber.
The duke of Norfolk didn’t accept his son’s offer for wine nor his motion to take a seat. In fact, Edward now noticed that his father had advanced no further than three steps into the room. So, he thought, the duke was rejecting him, disassociating himself with his own kin and with whatever wrongdoing Edward was being accused of. This was suddenly quite apparent in the old man’s behavior and quite, quite clear to Edward.
But he already knew the reason for this visit. The same messenger who had brought him Catherine’s letter only moments ago had also brought Surrey’s message to the duke. The man had relayed to him the news of Jaime, though he had known very little of the details other than a
