back from a journey.”

    quot;No, t part rue,quot; Rovigo said. quot;Everytrue, Devin. Once you o terfront you o end up in a place I know very well.”

    quot;And Catriana?quot; Devin pursued angrily. quot; about her? how did she—”

    quot;I paid a boy to run a message back to your inn ting you stay inside t be angry. to all of this.”

    quot;t; Alessan ec;You sand some of it by noriana and I ibar roupe ed to see h.”

    quot;ait a minute!quot; Devin exclaimed. quot;Expected? o die?”

    quot;Rovigo told me,quot; Alessan said simply.  a small silence register. quot;act in Astibar for nine years no you did yesterday, and about as quickly.”

    Devin,  t, the day before.

    urned out to be not so casual at all. Rovigo put down his glass.

    quot;I feel t tyrants t you do,quot; ly. quot;Alberico e and Asoli, and in t province Alessan comes from ry.”

    Devin s;And Duke Sandre?quot; ;how did you know—?”

    quot;I spied on t; Rovigo said calmly. quot;It  o monitor tomassos comings and goings. trada, it o tomassos deception years ago, and —t say it is a t year I side t tate and at t nigails of Sandres death.”

    Devin looked quickly over at Alessan. o say somet speaking, .

    Alessan nodded. quot;t; urned to Rovigo. quot;t you are better off not knoy and your familys. I t isnt a matter of trust, or any suching.”

    quot;After nine years I t,quot; Rovigo murmured. quot; s ?”

    quot;Alberico arrived just after I joined tomasso