Magnus was speechless at her motivation but he could understand what he meant. He also trusted her, a stranger, that night and not his maid whom he had known for a long time. A strange sense of content fell over hun thinking how he trusted each other that night. "And you think I am to be trusted then?"
"Indeed I do," the lady responded without hesitating.
"May I know the reason why? As you just said, we are but strangers."
"Because Lord Daemon is your most loyal subject."
His cousin? That answer was not what any of them expected. Looking at Daemon, the prince knew his face reflected the same shock. From all the reasons she could invoke, from him being the heir to ending a long war, there were many other reasonable alternatives.
"I don't follow, my lady. Are you saying you trust the prince because I am loyal to His Highness?" Daemon asked.
