Lucy Wickshire
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from his crystal cup, then the chess pieces before him. His opponent, a round study
Haye. As the Duke of Crystal-m
Lord Rhog, n
wants, my friend. Is it wise to openl
een's petty schemes have not a
red for his old-time friend. The queen schemes, yes. But this time, she is dead set on making this happen. She has
u who has not opened a ciere with
queen is clear to those in
en's agitation is not from her enemy but from her supporters. If I can stand on my we
ellden
n and the queen, I am sure the one with pow
nd those who use and even those who see as well. Rumours of Lady Wickshire and whispers are more than whisper
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in thought, unlike his physician whose b
rt to this," he protested,
nfirmed the potent nature of thi
As king, you can...."
my wife. But I'm sure there shall be protests fr
the potion lives within
try to kill me and this is time more tha
act,
ght she cannot win. It is but her greed a
ng to flush the power of Lady Wickshire is her error. B
nd everyone's service. But trying to fight her head-on is her error. This is
stand against the queen? She seems in
e does something, but when she does nothing. Given that she rarely does a thing, one ought to wonder wha
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ow sat in the drawing-room waiting for this unknown person with her maid, Shilla standing behind her. Lucy recognized the man that walked in; it was Lord Morge. The grim look on his face set a contrast to his light brown coat and shinny
omething for m
watch, the diamonds went missing," Lord Morge sai
ing it'd be the
ady..
started to lose faith in my ability, this
ive m
an idea who
Mclears are openly
uly are open about
one they fight, my lady. What
now. Be ready to ta
ha
t look on her face innocent, but he knew better. That look was anger. He kissed her raised hand with caution, before leavin
, did you learn
la's eyes fille
what they talked about, what they knew of their families and their businesses, I'd have a system where I'd receive reports;
ir whispers, knowing exactly when they receive a letter, write one, get anythin
ung lady. Those grey eyes pierced her deeply as if they saw all, and she knew that if the head maid or headmistress found out that the
her face as straight as ever, her eyes though trained on her maid, and a look
Lucy asked. The pause was deep, as though everything had frozen in place. A knock on the door
see her," Taylor said. Shilla thought an earthquake
an institutional necessity," Lucy