James’ question caught me off guard. “What do you mean?”
“You know what I mean,” he sighed. “Talon took the witness away to talk to him in private the other day. Why?”
“Because the man was overwhelmed by all the people in the room,” I explained.
“By all the people, or by you?”
I knew there was no point in arguing about it. Not only because James was a competent king, but also because he knew me well– he knew us well.
I sighed and looked away. “One person’s word wouldn’t have been enough to leap to any conclusions. I didn’t want to cause panic or suspicion in the room.”
“I understand that. That’s why I didn’t say anything there.”
“I appreciate it.”
“What are you going to do about it?” James asked.
“This is between me and him,” I said quietly.
“It might just be personal before, but
