"I have two," the Third Consort said. "From my family's household. They've been with me since before I came here."
"Go tonight," Elara said. "Come back with whatever he tells you and anything he has in writing." She paused. "And come back before the third bell tomorrow afternoon."
The Third Consort looked at her steadily. "The Third Princess."
"She requested a meeting," Elara said. "I want everything assembled before I walk into it."
A silence.
"She knows more than she has shown," the Third Consort said carefully. "The Third Princess. She has been — quiet, for someone with her capabilities. That kind of quiet is not neutral."
"No," Elara agreed. "It isn't."
