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Her, yes, endless nights with her under his hands, eager and straining, always ready to provide him with all the pleasures she had sacrificed to become a bride of Christ His eyes went to the cross she wore Instead of a depiction of Christ, the exquisitely worked silver held a tiny jewel in its center If he did not get her off hiin to destroy her reasons to wear the sy of importance to her
"No" He took his hands from her hair "I do not require that of you"
Now, thanks to his ability, she would beg and plead for it, unaware that she had fallen under the worst of his power Korvel clenched his teeth, ready to endure her pleading, only to go still as she bobbed her head like a polite peasant and climbed down from the pallet She knelt to open the trunk and retrieve soarments
He had not enraptured her, Korvel realized He doubted she was even bespelled--and then it occurred to him why she hadn’t fallen under his command "You are tresori"
She slipped into a fitted undershirt and panties before turning to hi it to display the tattoo of a black cameo Instead of the profile of a Kyn lord, a mariner’s conized the rare design, a designation given to sentinels, mortals sworn in service to the elders of the tresoran council Only the most trusted of the Kyn’s human servants were permitted to take the oath, which elevated them above all other tresori
It alsothat completely astounded him "Why did they send you to France?"
"They did not send ed on a pair of dark trousers "The men who burned the château have taken the scroll to Marseilles I o prepare so-sleeved sweater before she took a stack of clothing and placed it on the bed "These should fit you"
His long hair should have fallen in a curtain around his face as he reached for the garments, but only a few dark red strands spilled over his forehead He rubbed a hand over his shorn head "You knew to cut my hair"
She nodded "Until your body sheds all the copper in your blood, it is best to keep it short If you wish to bathe before we leave, I saved you some clean water in the pitcher"
He started to tell her he didn’t need her to acco the door behind her Rising fro wound, and reached around to probe it Thanks to her iven hi
Korvel went to the basin, first splashing his face with the cold water and then drying it on the towel she had used It smelled of sunshine and her, and he breathed in deeply
"How are you feeling,a few feet away "I am well Who are you?"
"Flavia Roux, the abbess of this convent" She dropped into a polite curtsy before holding out a dark bottle toward hier"
"Sister Simone attended to me" He noticed her expression as he took the bottle "She did so freely"
She sniffed "From the smell of you I expect they all do You should know that Simone has never been called on to serve, and has no practical experience with the sort of deuessed
The old woman inclined her head "Thirty years I served in the household of Seigneur Tristan Had I not lostthe bizarre nature of social behaviors ahts of modern sexual freedoms But I came here and created a haven for other tresori woht the I know"
No wonder the nun had thought nothing of her nudity No one here could see her "The girl is of your bloodline?"
"No" Flavia listened for a , so I must be brief Pájaro, the coho orchestrated this butchery, was once in training to serve as a sentinel He failed, but before he could be dealt with properly he fled Make no norant mortal"
That explained the copper-clad weapons his men had used "Has this traitor allied hiiance he has is to hieance he seeks Do not underestimate him, for he has had ten years to prepare for this day" She took a step closer, and reached out to touch his arm "Whatever happens, you must not allow him to take Simone alive"