When he reached her, Isana drew back and smacked him coldly across the face. Hard. Raucus’s head rocked to one side, and when he looked back at her, his lower lip had been cut against one of his teeth and was bleeding slightly. The surprise in his eyes began to be replaced by more anger. ‘Antillus Raucus,’ Isana said, in the instant of unbalance. ‘I accuse you of cowardice and treachery against the authority of the First Lord and the honor of the Realm. And here, in front of these witnesses, I formally challenge you to the juris macto.’ She drew in a deep breath. ‘And may the crows feast on
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