At the central table, Loghlan found himself sitting unexpectedly close to the center of power, across the table from the newly elevated Princess Jocelynn and next to High Lord Dirar's herald, Rastlan.
He'd nudged Mairwen when they approached the table, suggesting that she might be a better conversational companion for Princess Jocelynn and the horned witch, Lady Heila, but she stubbornly refused, claiming her seat next to Sorcha and eagerly showing the younger woman an intricate piece of hammered silver jewelry that resembled the scales of a serpent, moving and flowing freely as she draped it over the back of her hand.
