“I only tried to make you see reason. The Hazrax does not count in this instance. It does not weigh in on politics. Nor does it ever opt to cast its vote. This male would do both, and to the detriment of this court. If he will not swear fealty—” “It was Malcolm I wouldn’t swear fealty to,” Foley said softly. “I’ll swear it to her.” Well, damn. I hadn’t been expecting that. We’d come a long way from him trying to kill me in the library, it would seem.
