The Shark avoided her afterwards, and Shira thought bit was for the best. He wouldn’t notice now if she sneaked off.

She ate dinner with the rest of the rogues in a common dining hall, and Shira found she had to force herself to eat, cramming mashed potatoes and roasted lamb into her mouth, and down her throat without even tasting anything. Leywin was watching her with slight curiosity in his eyes, and she knew that if she gave into her lack of appetite and didn’t eat, he would know something was up.

She angled herself slightly away from Leywin and the Shark who acted as though she wasn’t even...