“You haven’t said how we could get rid of the rumors.” “There may be a method,” Berelain said. “But it will be distasteful.” Faile raised an eyebrow. “We will need to be seen as friends,” Berelain explained. “Fighting, being at odds, this will fuel the rumors. But if we are seen spending time with one another, it will disarm them. That, mixed with a formal renunciation on my part of the rumors, will likely be enough.”
