"All right," said Charlaine. "I"ll see what I can do."
"Good. Now, be careful how you go about this. You don"t want to put them on alert. Too many questions, and they"ll begin to doubt your loyalty."
"And if the commander begins to suspect my loyalties?"
"We"ll do our best to keep you safe, if that"s what you mean. In the meantime, we"ll keep a watchful eye on her and see who she talks to. That might give us an idea of how far out she"s spread her net."
"And what happens when she wants to know the plans of the grand mistress?"
"I"m still curious as to why."
"That"s easy," said Charlaine. "She"ll use it to spread lies about the grand mistress, discrediting her in the eyes of the matriarch."
"I suppose she covets the position herself?"
"She admitted it quite openly."
"Not, in itself
