¬ Fashire
I went still, wondering if I had heard that right.
It was too loud for me to have even imagined it.
What the actual—
The noble who had wailed rushed for the door.
He whimpered a quick "Forgive me" from his hands plastered to his face before he stormed out of the chamber without another word, sobbing.
Everyone's faces grew slack. So did mine.
I was too stunned to even be angry.
The other nobles wore expressions ranging from mortification to something that looked dangerously close to agreement. A few of them wouldn't meet my eyes at all, and I caught at least two glancing toward the door as if they were contemplating whether to follow the Lord's dramatic exit.
Sereth's face immediately went dark with outrage, and Vance hissed.
"Even that is too far. Call him back here!" she snapped.
My head jerked as I looked at Vance. Hold on. What?
Even what was too far?!
I was beyond astounded.
