*Fiona *
Liora's jaw locks, her eyes shuttering to steel. There's a nervousness in her eyes. She shifts in place but doesn't answer or look at me.
“Was the siege of Solara the first time you’d ever been beyond Caldara’s territory?”
Her silence is answer enough and appalling. What the hell is going on, Caldara that Liora had never left the territory proper? Had she never been to the lands Caldara had conquered either? She is at least my age, so it isn't as if she is too young to travel accompanied or alone. Elara has left Solara, and she is much younger. Maybe it's something culturally specific to Caldara. If Liora were married, would she be allowed to leave?
"I'm sorry, Liora." Her eyes widen. "I suppose I shouldn't have asked that." I hesitate to ask anything further, but I can't hold
