Chapter 15

  Present Time

  They made their way down the stairs, and Sylvin paused in the entrance of the main hall, his head tilting from one side to the other, his expression mildly perplexed by the spill of bodies across the floor and the symphony of snores.

  “You look confused,” she whispered taking his elbow between her hands and leaning against him. She slid one hand down his forearm to take his hand. She wondered if the faint concern that pinched his brows was caused by the realisation that he was now the Lord of the people who slept on the floor before him.

  “Hmm,” his fingers closed around her hand, and he turned, leading her across the hall. He put his weight behind the heavy wood of the main door, creaking it open just enough for them to slide through, before closing it again behind them.

  His eyes scanned the bailey walls, and he raised his eyebrows. “No night watch.”

  “No,” she agreed. “No men.”

  “No men?” There was the rise of a question in his tone.