*Varon* Three weeks have passed since the mating bond began its completion. It had been more than a month since we had been together for the first time, and many more have passed since then. More than a month. And still no sign of an heir. It was getting hard not to get frustrated. And it was getting harder to defend Tiessa and my choice of her. I turned the pages in front of me over and over. There were so many things here that I had to sort through, and so many things that I couldn't begin to focus on. But all I could think of was the conclave meeting that was going to happen soon. The one that had been called on emergency by more than a few of the Nobles. They wanted answers. And I had answers. I touched the pages before me, sorting them into the appropriate stack. But they wouldn

