"Can you leave now?"

Ave watched her handiwork on the target board and still felt like she hadn't had enough. She moved forward and removed the arrows from the board to reshoot them. She repeated the same thing all over again until the men started to worry about her. She didn't even notice them anymore; it was like she was alone in the yard as her mind swirled around why she felt like Zane was lying to her about Lucian's whereabouts. She had no reason to doubt him, but if it were true that Lucian had left for another kingdom, how come his other men didn't know about it?

She'd overheard Oliver asking Zane about the second prince's whereabouts and if he was aware that she was there trying to strain herself by shooting endless arrows at the board. Zane had replied to him in a whisper, and Ave had seen their interaction from the corner of her eyes. That was another reason she should be doubtful.