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Kylene sat on a chair near the hearth, watching as Lord Kray paced the floor of the Great Hall Sharilyn sat on a low-backed couch, a bit of needlework lying forgotten in her lap, while they tried to decide on a plan of action to rescue Hardane

Stubbornly, Kylene had insisted that whatever strategy they devised, she be allowed to acco around to face Kylene "Nois out of the question I won&039;t hear of it"

"I&039; you can say will stop me"

Lord Kray&039;s face softened at her show of bravado "You love him very much, don&039;t you?"

Kylene nodded, unable to speak past the rising lump in her throat Ever since Hardane had assuator, she&039;d been plagued with dark visions-faint i abused, tortured, locked in the very cell that she had once occupied in the bowels of the Fortress He was in danger, hurting and in pain, and she had to go to him

When Lord Kray and his sons had returned from Chadray teeks earlier, she had expected them to set sail immediately for Mouldour to rescue Hardane And that had, in fact, been their intent

They had formulated several plans: they would sail in under colors not their own; they would hire the Norco-nian pirates to infiltrate the dungeon and so to Mouldour alone on the chance that one uise themselves as members of the Mouldourian Guard, walk boldly into the Fortress, and spirit Hardane away in the dead of night

Kylene had thought each plan had merit; Lord Kray had found a flaw in each one Hiswas the very real fact that, since the Isle of Coriantan had allied with Mouldour, Bourke had twice the nu men at his disposal, twice the nu else to be considered, Lord Kray had reminded them To attack Mouldour noould only serve to break the tenuous peace that had formed between the two countries while they took tiroup fro to be considered, Lord Kray had remarked the last time they&039;d discussed the subject, and that was the fact that, as far as the Interrogator knew, he had captured Kylene If she were to go to Mouldour, it would put both their lives in danger

And so the days passed, and no decision was , Dubrey had announced that all unauthorized ships were being turned away fro, had been destroyed And since there was no way to approach the island of Mouldour except by ship, the odds against rescuing Hardane now see to do?" Kylene asked, her gaze shifting froain

"We&039;ll wait," Kray decided, though the inactivity was driving hiatorA ransom, perhaps Until we knohat it is, we&039;ll wait, and hope for the best"

A s, the needlepoint in her lap falling unnoticed to the floor, Sharilyn crossed the roohter-in-law&039;s shoulders

"You must take better care of yourself, child," she ad to eat You need to keep up your strength, especially now"

Kylene nodded as she wrapped her ar Sharilyn said was true, but she had no appetite for food, and sleep offered no rest, only night tortured Soator flayed the skin from his back, and sometimes, mired in a web of dreams and memories, it was her own screams that echoed down the corridors of her ed under the lash

She ran from the roo to do with the fact that she was pregnant with Hardane&039;s child, and everything to do with the awful iht since he&039;d been gone