The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)

by Amy Harmon

I was only limited by my ignorance, by my fear, and by my own sense of right and wrong.

Wait for who? I asked, unable to help myself, even if she couldn’t hear my question. “The King, Milady,” she answered instantly, and a smile broke across her face, creating a thousand creases to hide her secrets. And mine. I smiled back. For how long? “As long as it takes.”