Eodwine finished the song. The hall was silent. One could have heard a leaf drop. Then applause broke out. Rowenna clapped half heartedly.
“And you, Rowenna?” Nydfara was talking. She looked up at him. “Do you think that I could trust you?”
She hesitated. After his hedging answer, what could she say that he would believe? And then she knew what her answer had to be.
"Would you believe me if I said no? Or yes?"
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