Lady Judithe has a Death Wish

Aliana and Pryja were having lunch in the gardens when Tristan and Lucien walked up to them with grave expressions on their faces. 

"Who died?" Aliana asked jokingly before taking a sip of her wine. 

"No one died but there is some pretty terrible news to tell," Tristan said curtly. 

"What is this terrible news, then?" Aliana said with a frown. 

"Well, you remember Lady Judithe?" Lucien said carefully.

Aliana sat up in her seat. "What did she do?"

"She went to Ecresh just as we were leaving and has been talking to Prince Rasmus at all hours of the day," Tristan said. "My friend on the prince's council filled me in by messenger on my way back home."

"This can't be good," Aliana groaned. "She must have been there trying to get to you Lucien but found someone with even more power than a duke."