‘There…’ said Queen Laurel gently. ‘All is well… come see… it is not nearly so bad.’ She stood, holding out her hand to Violet, who wari...ly took it, allowing herself to be led through the curtained archway. Laurel stood her before the looking glass. ‘There… you see,’ she said. Violet looked at her face very closely in the glass. Her fingertips traced the outline of the scar, fat tears welling up in her eyes. She fell on her knees before Queen Laurel. ‘Oh, thank you! Thank you, dear lady!’ cried. Derwen made a joke that once again I am her hero and heroes deserve immediate rewards. I sensed a blanket of passion encompassing me from our link.Derwen explained, "Mercedes and I are going to lunch with Lady Katsu at that inn. We are going to stick with the plan. You will stay here with Swarta, and the ship's cook will serve you."Swarta and Mercedes floated away towards the ladder unconcerned about the direction this conversation was taking. I looked around the tower alert for some trick or. Oss Fromme had in fact been able to pass someone else off as Yuri's killer. The young man had denied it at first, of course, but eventually a man will confess to anything if it will make the pain go away. Fromme had been happy to collect a reward and Eva was no longer of much interest to the Russians now that they had the satisfaction they'd been looking for. It had worked out well for all concerned, but the phone call was troubling and neither of them liked it."Dubert?" Eva wondered, but it. In a way, I was thankful for the guild, ‘The Roaring Dragons’. They had contributed to my now booming business in a major way.The most significant help I had gotten by virtue of finding myself a wanted individual was the gain in strength. Anyone who was foolish enough to chase me and incur my wrath, all for the prospect of some riches was of a high enough level to contemplate capturing me. Plus, the loot and the equipment they invariably left in their wake only added to my power and riches. My.