Every head at the High Table turned. Lady Ragna was known for her tenacity, and she'd won a certain amount of grudging respect from the Lothian Court for the way she held Fayle barony together after the death of her husband during the War of Inches. To see that she possessed the courage to stand up and speak against the Inquisition was impressive, but not completely out of character.
Serle Otker was another matter entirely. The man had been Ian Hanrahan's partner in managing logistics for the War of Inches, but the closest he'd ever come to the front lines in three years of war was a visit to Lothian City and the Village of Maeril to supervise the unloading of his ships before supplies snaked their way overland to Hanrahan and from there, under Ian Hanrahan's guidance, on to the front lines.
