The man had vacillated between chivalry and cruelty without warning, her body thrilling at each even as her mind struggled to keep pace. Far too exhausted to resist even had she not already surrendered herself unconditionally to the domineering foreigner’s authority, Sienna let him take hold of her arms and manhandle them into the position he wanted. XXX Should such an arrangement be reached on favourable enough terms, I believe my master could yet be convinced to refrain from taking any Leithien territory by force. As he witnessed the change his seed had wrought in his one-time assailant, the veteran ambassador couldn’t recall a single moment from all his life in which he had been more completely satisfied. “Father, I,” the young knight tried to cut in, biting her tongue the instant the words left her mouth as she caught her mistake. It hardly mattered. Would
