Thirty-Four
After the Battle
Spring 960 MC
They all met that evening in the map room. The princess had insisted that all her commanders be present, including Baron Fitzwilliam. The Lady Albreda chose to grace them with her presence. Anna was sitting at the huge map table, dwarfed by its size, and as always, Tempus lay at her feet. The scene reminded Beverly of her own experience as a child, fascinated by the maps her father had collected.
Revi, being the last of her advisors to arrive, entered the room apologizing for his tardiness and then stopped suddenly, looking at Beverly.
“You’re wearing a dress,” he declared out loud.
Beverly looked back at him, “Of course I’m wearing a dress, Bodden is my home. Why wouldn’t I wear one?”
“No reason,” he continued, “it’s just that you look lik
