“Your ... Why haven’t you opened it?”
He shrugged. “Not all of us are courageous
enough to take on Dark Lords, you know.”
Yrene rolled her eyes, dried her face, and
plopped down on the bed beside him. “Do you
want me to read it first?”
He did. Damn him, but he did. Wordlessly,
Chaol handed it to her.
Yrene said nothing as she opened the
sealed parchment, her golden eyes darting
over the inked words. Chaol tapped a finger
on his knee. After a long day of healing, he
knew better than to try to pace. Had barely
made it back here with the cane before he’d
sunk to the bed.
Yrene put a hand to her throat as she turned
the page, read the back.
When she lifted her head again, tears slid
down her cheeks. She handed him the letter.
“You should read it yourself.”
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