“The latest news indicates the Queen of Terrasen is nowhere to be found in her own kingdom. Or in any other.” A slight smile. “Perhaps you should ask your lord that.” “I doubt he’ll tell me.” She refrained from saying he wasn’t her lord. “Then perhaps you should make him.” Yrene carefully asked, “Why?” “Because I would like to know.” Yrene read between the words. Hasar wanted the information—before her father or siblings. “To what end?” “When a power broker of the realms goes missing, it is not a cause for celebration. Especially one who destroys palaces and takes cities on a whim.”
