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“You cannot or refuse to?” Reeve asked.
Bliss shook her head. “I do not refuse.”
“She doesn’t know,” Duncan said.
Bryce looked on her with angry eyes. “What of this spy?”
“Keep your eyes open and your heart clear, and you will find the person.”
“You talk too much in riddles,” Reeve said.
“I can only say what I know, and it is not always clear until it comes to pass.”
“What good is it then?” Bryce said.
“I ask the same myself,” Bliss said, “but no answer is ever provided.”
“What of the one who you say we think betrays us?” Carmag asked.
“This person holds the answers to many questions, and when the time is right, this person will provide the answers.”
“This person is friend not foe?” Reeve asked.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know.” Bliss turned to Bryce before he could comment. “I understand that does you no good, but I can only tell you what I know. The rest is up to you.”
Bryce summed it up. “So there is a spy among us and a person who knows much more about the king than we do.”
Bliss nodded, and before Bryce could say another word, she said, “I know the true king is one of the four brothers.”
They all stood tall, their eyes wide, their mouths stern, and stared at her.
“You all wonder how someone can know more about the king than he does himself. And I tell you that if you open your eyes and clear your heart, you will have your answer.”
“Do you know the true king’s identity?” Carmag asked.
“I would never reveal such information,” Bliss said, and walked to the door. “Open your eyes, or you will miss what is in front of you.” With that, Bliss left the room.
The men were too stunned to speak until, finally, Duncan said, “She knows who the king is.”
Reeve shook his head. “She never admitted that she did.”
“And if she does know?” Bryce asked. “Do we trust her?”
“Bliss has proven a good friend. Besides, do we have a choice?” Carmag said. “The first thing we must do is find this spy. Until then, we must be extravigilant in what plans we let be known. I will map out a plan, and we will discuss it. For now, go to your wives. It has been a long day.”
“Bryce has no wife,” Reeve said with a grin, and his teasing manner lifted the weight of their heavy burdens and the long arduous day, if only for a while.
“Thank the heavens for that,” Bryce said smiling.
Reeve laughed, and Duncan snorted.
Duncan elaborated. “You just may be the last of us to find a wife, you poor soul.”
“True enough,” Reeve agreed. “According to the witch, it looks like Bliss is Trey’s future wife.”
“Good for him,” Bryce said, shaking his head. “I certainly wouldn’t want a wife that had the kind of knowing that Bliss does. Lord, there wouldn’t be anything you could do that she didn’t know about. I’ll stick to tending to the missions while you fools get wrapped up in love”
Both brothers laughed.
