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A Lick Of Frost :: Гамильтон Лорел
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"His most trusted nobles attacked the king?" Usna asked, as if he couldn't believe it.
Abe's grin widened, until it crinkled the edges of his face. "Sweet, isn't it?"
"Sweet," Usna agreed.
"Was the king so easily subdued?" Aisling asked.
"No," Frost said, "he used his hand of power three more times. The last time Hugh stepped in front of him, and used his own body to shield the room and the people inside it."
"Hugh the Firelord was able to take Taranis's power at point-blank range?" Aisling asked.
"Yes," Frost said.
"His shirt was scorched, but his skin seemed untouched," I said.
"And how did you see Hugh?" Aisling asked, "if Galen had gotten you outside to safety."
"She came back," Frost said, and his voice was not happy.
"I could not leave you to the Seelie's treachery," I said.
"I ordered Galen to take you to safety," Frost said.
"And I ordered him not to."
Frost glared at me and I glared back.
"You couldn't leave Doyle hurt, maybe dying," Usna said softly.
"Maybe, yes, but also if I am ever to rule, truly rule a court of faerie, I must be able to lead in battle. We aren't humans to keep our leaders in the back. The sidhe lead from the front."
"You are mortal, Merry," Doyle said. "That changes some rules."
"If I am too mortal to rule, then so be it, but I must rule, Doyle."
"Speaking of ruling," Abe said, "tell them what Hugh said about our princess being made queen of the Seelie court."
"That can't be true," Usna said. He was staring at Abe and me.
"I swear it is true," Abe said.
"Has Hugh lost his senses?" Aisling asked. "No offense, Princess, but the Seelie will not allow an Unseelie noble who is part brownie, and part human to sit on the golden throne. Not unless the court has changed a great deal in the two hundred years of my exile."
"What say you, Usna?" Doyle asked, "Are you as shocked as Aisling?"
"Tell me first if Hugh gave reasons for his change of heart."
"He spoke of swans with golden chains, and there is a green faerie dog in the Seelie Court once more," Frost said.
"My mother tells me the Cu Sith had stopped the king from beating a servant," Usna said.
"And you didn't share this with anyone?" Abe asked.
Usna shrugged. "It didn't seem that important."
"Apparently, some of the nobles have taken the dog's disfavor as a sign against Taranis," Doyle said.
"His most trusted nobles attacked the king?" Usna asked, as if he couldn't believe it.
Abe's grin widened, until it crinkled the edges of his face. "Sweet, isn't it?"
"Sweet," Usna agreed.
"Was the king so easily subdued?" Aisling asked.
"No," Frost said, "he used his hand of power three more times. The last time Hugh stepped in front of him, and used his own body to shield the room and the people inside it."
"Hugh the Firelord was able to take Taranis's power at point-blank range?" Aisling asked.
"Yes," Frost said.
"His shirt was scorched, but his skin seemed untouched," I said.
"And how did you see Hugh?" Aisling asked, "if Galen had gotten you outside to safety."
"She came back," Frost said, and his voice was not happy.
"I could not leave you to the Seelie's treachery," I said.
"I ordered Galen to take you to safety," Frost said.
"And I ordered him not to."
Frost glared at me and I glared back.
"You couldn't leave Doyle hurt, maybe dying," Usna said softly.
"Maybe, yes, but also if I am ever to rule, truly rule a court of faerie, I must be able to lead in battle. We aren't humans to keep our leaders in the back. The sidhe lead from the front."
"You are mortal, Merry," Doyle said. "That changes some rules."
"If I am too mortal to rule, then so be it, but I must rule, Doyle."
"Speaking of ruling," Abe said, "tell them what Hugh said about our princess being made queen of the Seelie court."
"That can't be true," Usna said. He was staring at Abe and me.
"I swear it is true," Abe said.
"Has Hugh lost his senses?" Aisling asked. "No offense, Princess, but the Seelie will not allow an Unseelie noble who is part brownie, and part human to sit on the golden throne. Not unless the court has changed a great deal in the two hundred years of my exile."
"What say you, Usna?" Doyle asked, "Are you as shocked as Aisling?"
"Tell me first if Hugh gave reasons for his change of heart."
"He spoke of swans with golden chains, and there is a green faerie dog in the Seelie Court once more," Frost said.
"My mother tells me the Cu Sith had stopped the king from beating a servant," Usna said.
"And you didn't share this with anyone?" Abe asked.
Usna shrugged. "It didn't seem that important."
"Apparently, some of the nobles have taken the dog's disfavor as a sign against Taranis," Doyle said.