“I am Lord Godwin’s queen. Those are my soldiers riding on Slödava, betraying me. The last thing I’ll do is hide from them behind some pretty wall. If they’re determined to commit the highest form of treason, they will do it to my face.” An expression almost like admiration hovered on Queen Hildegard’s face. “I’ll go with you,” Rune said. “If nothing else, let me be your blade.”
