Chapter 12Since the celebrations were that evening, Tanash sent a reminder with Liseny’s breakfast that there would be no training today. He doubted Liseny would mind the break. After his adventures with Soxi, Liseny would surely embrace the time to recover.
That gave Tanash the opportunity to focus on his own preparations. Though his court clothes were freshly laundered, he needed new boots, which meant a trip to the cobbler. There, he was greeted with smiles and hugs, the cobbler’s small children clamoring for stories about the prince while Tanash sat and waited for his new shoes to be completed.
He kept it light for them, focusing on Liseny’s bravery in surviving so long at King Awryn’s hand rather than the hardships he’d endured then and since. It wasn’t difficult. He’d seen much of
