Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - "They have been dealt with already," he said
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"They have been dealt with already," he said
She hadn't expected thatShe managed, with an effort, to keep her discomfiture out of her eyes"There is more," she went on pressing her advantage"I want to know why Camena di Chiara was not watched when he went to Ygrath last yearWhat would you have had us do? You know who was behind yesterday's attackWhy did you not know about Isolla and the Queen?" This time the bite she put into the words was real, not merely tactical
For the first time she saw a flicker of hesitation in his eyesHe fingered his Seal, then seemed to become aware that he was doing so and dropped his hand to his sideThere was a brief silence
"I chanel ceramic watches did know," he said finallyHis eyes met her own, a question in them like an angry challenge
"I see," said Dianora a moment later, and looked awayThe sun was higher now, slanting across most of the clearingIf she moved a little along the bench its warmth would fall upon herThe harsh, unspoken question in d'Eymon's eyes hung in the air: Would you have told the King, knowing these things about his Queen?
Dianora was silent, tracking implications to their endingsWith this admission, she realized, d'Eymon was hers, if he hadn't already been so after his failure yesterday and what she had done to save the KingShe was also, she thought, in fairly immediate danger as chanel necklace a consequenceThe Chancellor was not a man to be treated lightly, everMost of the saishan had their suspicions as to how Chloese di Chiara had died ten years ago, and why
She looked up, and let her rising anger keep the anxiety from showing"Wonderful," she said acidly"Such efficient securityAnd now, of course, because of what I was forced to do your pet courtier Neso simply has to receive the posting in Asoli, doesn't heWith a wound of honor earned saving the life of the KingHow marvelously clever of you, d'Eymon!"
She had miscalculatedFor the first time he smiled, a narrow, mirthless expression"Is that what this is about?" he asked softly
She bit back a omega speedmaster white swift denialIt was not inconvenient for him to think so, she realized
"Among other things," she admitted, as if grudgingly"I want to know why you have been favoring him for the Asoli postingI had been meaning to talk to you about this
"I thought as much," he said, a measure of his usual complacency returning"I have also been keeping track of some, not all, I have no doubt, of the gifts Scelto has been receiving in your name these past weeksThat was a splendid necklace yesterday, by the wayDid Neso's money pay for it? In an attempt to have you win me over to his side?"
He was immensely well-informed, and he was shrewdShe had always known these thingsIt was never louis vuitton pink handbag wise to underestimate the Chancellor
"It helped pay for it," she said briefly"You haven't answered my questionWhy do you favor him? You must know what sort of man he is
"Of course I know," d'Eymon replied impatiently"Why do you think I want him out of here? I want him posted to Asoli because I don't trust him at courtI want him away from the King and in a place where he can be killed without undue inconvenienceI trust that answers your question?"
She swallowedNever, ever underestimate him, she told herself again"Killed by whom?"
"That should be obviousIt will be put about that the Asolini did it themselvesI expect it will not take Neso long to give them gucci knockoff handbags ca
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