CatherineI stood up quickly, sword drawn, and stood in front of Abigail and Rose. Let the others figure out who that man was, Abigail was my responsibility, as was Rose, and I would protect them at all costs. What Rose had just told me ran through my head as I watched my father address this strange man by name. “Duke Stefan?” Father said, “What are you doing here? How did you find us?”The duke appeared shocked and embraced my father tightly, “Your Highness, to see you again, alive and well, is a blessing greater than I would have ever wished for.”Aryk bowed to the duke, appearing very confused. “My lord, to what do we owe the pleasure? You are far from home.”“I have been searching for you for many weeks, Lord Aryk,” he looked at the rest of us for the first time, but didn’t appear to find who, or what, he was looking for. “Where is my nephew? Where is Grayson?” He sounded panicked. “Dead,” said a voice I hadn’t heard in weeks. Abby stood up and walked over to the man I now knew
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