Atticus watched helplessly as Daphne said nothing more. She didn't argue with him at all, which was incredibly uncharacteristic of her.
Atticus's heart fell to his feet. Clearly, her problem was with him!
Daphne must be displeased with his inability to clear her name and put to rest all the nasty rumors flying around about her. He was the king of the citizens that were hurling abuse at her, yet he couldn't do a damn thing to fix the issue.
Atticus couldn't threaten his citizens to stop gossiping about Daphne; he had learned this lesson the hard way during the Crown Conquest. Back then, every attempt to stifle gossip only caused it to get worse.
The only way he could fix her reputation and clear her name was to arrest the creature responsible for such destruction.
That damn kelpie.
