You didn't really hold back on Braga so Pickering could kill him, did you? Royce asked after the two were left alone in the hallway. Of course not. I held off because it's death for a commoner to kill a noble. That's what I thought. Royce sounded relieved. For a minute, I wondered if you'd gone from jumping on the good-deed wagon to leading the whole wagon train.

The Crown Conspiracy (ed. Ridan Publishing, 2009) - ISBN: 9780979621185