"Where did you find him?" Asher whispered, his voice barely a breath against the swirling silence of the hall as he stood beside his wife. His sharp eyes remained fixed on the short figure moving through the vast chamber, every glance precise.
The Kingmaker strolled with mild curiosity, his fingers occasionally brushing the backs of the metal workings and exquisite murals made of metal and wood, nodding only when something met his unseen standard.
"Here," Sapphira replied with the ghost of a smile, her voice a soft murmur meant for Asher alone. "I sensed his presence in Adamos County… so I went to fetch him myself."
Her voice shimmered with pride, and when she looked at Asher, her heart stirred at the rare gleam of wonder flashing across his stern expression, an expression usually carved from granite.
Yet the wonder quickly returned to focus as both gazes settled on the enigmatic man approaching the dais.
