Agent of the Crown
“Telaine paced her room, cursing herself for not being faster. If she’d found out the Baron’s plan a week ago, she would have been down the mountain before the snow fell and her uncle could prepare to defend against the invaders. Now he and the army would have to scramble to catch up, and suppose Thorsten Pass cleared before the main pass did?
She flung herself on her bed and beat the mattress with her fists. She couldn’t stop thinking about what an army of Ruskalder would do to defenseless Long...bourne.
“Don’t see why you’re so upset,” Aunt Weaver said from the doorway. “Seems like you get your wish.”
Telaine rolled over. “What wish?”
“An excuse to stay here longer,” Aunt Weaver said. “Not hard to see what you was thinking.”
“I have a job to do, Aunt Weaver,” Telaine said. She almost told her about the invasion, but stopped herself before the words poured out. It wasn’t fair to burden her with the knowledge when she wasn’t an agent herself, however good a confidante she’d turned out to be.MoreLess
She flung herself on her bed and beat the mattress with her fists. She couldn’t stop thinking about what an army of Ruskalder would do to defenseless Long...bourne.
“Don’t see why you’re so upset,” Aunt Weaver said from the doorway. “Seems like you get your wish.”
Telaine rolled over. “What wish?”
“An excuse to stay here longer,” Aunt Weaver said. “Not hard to see what you was thinking.”
“I have a job to do, Aunt Weaver,” Telaine said. She almost told her about the invasion, but stopped herself before the words poured out. It wasn’t fair to burden her with the knowledge when she wasn’t an agent herself, however good a confidante she’d turned out to be.MoreLess
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