The same concern had played through my mind briefly, but Ilara didn’t know the Crimsonale’s as I did. I’d known them my entire life, just as I had my father. Of the two, I knew which one would betray their nation. “I understand your concern, and you make a good point. You’re right that the Crimsonale’s are power hungry, but they’re loyal to the Solis. They would never stoop so low as to plot against their own kind. I’m certain of that.”
