Chapter 59

He was only slightly mollified by Adnan's contriteness. "My apologies, that wasn't what I meant. I should not have spoken so poorly. I meant, why were you so severely attacked? I cannot think even someone as angry and brash as Lord Tishasanti would resort to this."

"Lord Tishasanti once go so incensed at an ex-lover laughing in his face he killed the woman's cat by setting a half-feral dog on it. That being said, I have no proof he did this, no matter how obvious it seems to all of us. Honestly, as many enemies as I made in my military days, this could have been unusual timing as much as Tishasanti being a cheating bastard."

Adnan made a face. "Get to a healer, Lord Penli. I'll deal with this matter, and extract the truth from Tishasanti if I have to start breaking his bones."

"I'd much rather you didn't," Penli replied. "If you accuse him of cheating—or worse, successfully charge him with it—then the challenge is thrown out."