Chapter Forty-Nine
“…are certain she has noble blood?” one of the voices asked—a male voice.
“I questioned her mother quite thoroughly.” I swallowed as I recognized Tashidi’s familiar lilt. “She was eager enough to tell me everything once she realized how persuasive I can be.”
Tahlia stiffened beside me. I reached out to clutch her shoulder and hold her in place. Even though I had never met Tahlia’s mother, it made my heart bleed to know she had suffered on our behalf. But we could not afford to squander our slender opportunity by revealing our presence too soon.
“You have failed me, Tashidi,” the first speaker chided. His voice held a tone of honeyed menace. I had never heard Prince Akil speak, but I knew it could belong to no other. “You should have known about the girl in the first
