Capítulo 43: Pain of Betrayal

They continued their southward trek the following day. She and Lilet remained on her coach as the king got on his horse. The number of scouts and sentinels the king gave her was doubled. Kahlo departed. He was given the job of new governor by the king. He is a skilled warrior, and the king added scouts after learning that one of her security's best warriors had left. He wished for her security.

Unlike last time, the king didn't stay inside her coach or one of his concubine coaches. Therna was mopping like a child. Venus continued her research on a device that would lessen the pain if the mate mated with another. She was frustrated when all her experiments failed.