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Jenga turned from the pile of embers and noticed R’shiel for the first time. As day broke fully over the
amphitheater, bringing with it a hint of the summer heat to come, he walked stiffly toward the exit tunnel
where she was standing.

“Lord Jenga?” she ventured as he approached.

“Shouldn’t you return to your quarters, R’shiel?” Jenga asked gruffly.

“I wanted to ask you something.”

Jenga glanced over his shoulder to ensure his orders were being carried out, then nodded. R’shiel fell
into step beside him as they entered the cool darkness of the tunnel that led under the amphitheater.

“What will happen now, Lord Jenga?”

“The appointment of a new First Sister always heralds a change of direction, R’shiel, even if only a small
one.”

“Mother says Trayla was an unimaginative leader, lacking in initiative. Actually, she used to refer to her
as ‘that useless southern cow.’”

“You, of all people, should know better than to repeat that sort of gossip, R’shiel.”

She smiled faintly at his tone. “And what about Mahina? Joyhinia calls her an idealistic fool.”

“Sister Mahina has my respect, as do all the Sisters of the Blade.”

“Do you think her elevation means a change in the thinking of the Sisterhood?”

The Lord Defender stopped and looked at her, obviously annoyed by her question. “R’shiel, you said
you wanted to ask me something. Ask it or leave. I do not want to stand here discussing politics and idle
gossip with you.”

“I want to know what happens now,” she said.

“I will be called on to witness the Spear of the First Sister swear fealty to Mahina. It will undoubtedly be
Lord Draco.”

“He’s supposed to be the First Sister’s bodyguard,” R’shiel pointed out. “Yet Trayla died at the hand of
an assassin.”

“The position of First Spear is a very difficult one to fill—the oath of celibacy it requires tends to
discourage many applicants.”

“So he gets to keep his job? Even though he did not do it?”
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