"How are the men seated before us? Normally they are the ones late. Are you running away from some trouble you've caused?" Rachel asked.
Annalise followed Rachel, Beatrice, and Delilah to the dining room. She inspected those already seated at the table and beside Rafael was his father River Callahan. She heard plenty of stories about the former knight. Before Rafael, everyone feared his father.
Her father would love nothing more than to be face-to-face with River. She was told they had unfinished business. While her father still took part in the fight at the border, River could give up his time as a knight and sit around at dinner.
'How unfair," Annalise frowned, but it could not be helped that there were many knights to replace River while her father was not easy to replace. He was a leader and leaders had to stay in the fight for as long as possible.
