The archbishop was furious when the delegation reported back to him that they had failed in their mission to persuade Kyata to become part of their consortium. Kyata’s rebellion needed to be suppressed quickly and effectively … they could not afford to allow them to be seen to flaunt the Curia's authority.
Daniel had been living his dream following the coronation. Within the castle, his every need was being anticipated and met before he even knew he wanted it. It had been that way ever since he had made an example of Elizabeth’s maid. It had taken him a couple of days to realize that he hadn’t seen Elizabeth around the castle … at first, he thought maybe she was just avoiding him because she had failed to stop his coronation. When it became apparent that she was not even in the
