CHAPTER 28
On the next night, Eurig was surprised to find Ives waiting for him in Gwyn’s council room after an uneventful dinner. He looked worried and impatient, both unusual for a lutin of his years and dignity.
He didn’t wait for greetings. As soon as Eurig closed the door, he announced, “I received strange news after everyone went in to dinner. Dyfnallt came to warn me that something might happen later tonight at the kennels. He said he ‘couldn’t stomach it’ and offered to help.”
“Do you believe him?”
“I think I do. Alun vouches for him. They’ve been spending a lot of time in each other’s company. Something about wood carving.”
“Did he tell you what would happen?”
“I’m not sure how much he knows,” Ives said.
Before they could get far into the discussion, a knock on the door inte
