He loathed himself for what he had done. From her, that meant something indeed. That was almost a gasp. at nearly set A viendha laughing again—by the time all that was done, it seemed a decision had been reached to allow them on.
Silence proved all was well; Merana surely would have reported any real difficulty. Pleasure over the kaf became a different pleasure in her voice, both expectation and certainty, and she watched Morgase's face closely. Surely all those things meant that Galina Casban was herself among the mightiest of the world, among the most powerful. And now there's me, as well.