I felt myself deflate. My plan was unraveling. “However,” he continued, “I will make this promise to you, Brant. Tell me the information, and I will weigh it carefully. If I feel it is in the best interest of the kingdom to deliver the information after we have sailed to Ravenscar, then I will do so. You have my word. It is toeing the line of obedience to my king, but if it helps protect Dayna to withhold the information from Albric for a short amount of time, I will do it. I can only hope he will understand. It is the best I can do to retain my honor and protect the kingdom. And I must ask, what about Thomas? Is he aware of the danger his cousin is in? If so, has he agreed not to tell the king?”
I groaned inwardly. Clay was putting me in a very tight spot. If I told him Dayna was a capti
