Poison in Their Hearts (CASTLES IN THEIR BONES #3) by Laura Sebastian EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Daphne
From where Daphne sits in the little-used parlor in the north part of
Eldevale Castle, she has a perfect view of the main gate. All morning
while she sips her tea, people have come and gone. A mail carriage, a
produce wagon, several dozen courtiers on horseback off to shop on
Wallfrost Street or hunt in the woods. Each time anyone approaches the
gate, Daphne sits up straighter, but each time she slumps back again,
disappointed.
“Something’s wrong,” she says aloud, stirring her tea and tearing her
gaze away from the gate just long enough to glance at Cliona and Violie.
The three of them have been sitting around the small table by the window
since breakfast, Cliona and Violie chatting and Daphne pretending to listen.
If she were less distracted, she might find herself bemused at what fast
friends Cliona and Violie have become despite how different they are—
Cliona the privileged Frivian lady secretly working for the rebellion her
father is the head of, Violie a common-born Bessemian maid who’d been
secretly working as a spy for Daphne’s mother until her allegiances
changed. If Daphne were less distracted, she might even be unnerved by
their friendship. After all, not long ago, Daphne considered both girls her
enemies.
Not anymore, but Daphne is far more accustomed to having enemies
than friends, so the adjustment is taking some time.
“That’s what I’ve been saying,” Cliona answers with a sigh. “But
something tells me you aren’t talking about King Bartholomew’s plan to
move the court to Notch Castle a month ahead of schedule.”
That distracts Daphne for only a second before she shakes her head.
“The winter has been unseasonably warm, as I understand it. Perhaps he
means to enjoy the weather better.”
She looks out the window again as two armored guards ride through the
gates. Alone.
“Beatriz should have been here by now. She should have been here two
days ago,” Daphne says.
It’s been a week since Daphne used stardust to speak with her sister in
Bessemia, and Beatriz said she was on her way to Friv. She was taking a
more circuitous path than Daphne followed when she left home to come to
Friv—Beatriz had to in order to avoid their mother, who would surely be
looking for her—but even allowing for delays, she should be in Friv by
now.
“Any number of things could have delayed her,” Violie says, setting her
teacup down. No, Daphne thinks. Not Violie. Even in her own thoughts,
Daphne should think of her by the alias she’s living under, and as far as
most of Friv knows, the girl sitting across from her isn’t Violie, she’s
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