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Dame.” His voice rose. “You think Judith was strong in herheyday? Kerry can flatten both me
and
Ranulf at the same time. She played a major role in bringing Bradan down.”
    Sandor’s anger was drawing attention, and the last thing they needed was for someone to notice the sparks flashing in the Talion’s eyes or the dark energy roiling just under the surface of his fingertips.
    Grey gave his companion a pointed look. “We’re in public. Calm down.”
    Sandor immediately hid his hands in his lap and briefly closed his eyes. When they opened again, he was back in control.
    “Grey, I know some people thought that the Harcourt girl would inherit the throne, and maybe she
was
Judith’s fallback. But no matter what Adele Harcourt’s old man thought, she has never tested anywhere near as high as Kerry does.”
    “I’d heard that.” Right from Harcourt himself, but that didn’t meant the man was going to back off anytime soon.
    Grey checked his watch. “I appreciate your meeting with me, but I’d better go. As I get settled in, I’ll be around the office more. Between you, me, and Ranulf, we should be able to keep Kerry safe, but I’d still feel better with someone patrolling the perimeter at all times.”
    “I’ll talk to Kerry again. Maybe she’ll at least consider posting a guard at night.”
    “Don’t worry about it for now. I’ll wait until I have a better grasp of things and then make my recommendations to her.”
    As they walked out the door together, Sandor grinned. “Good luck with that. She can be quite stubborn.”
    “That’s all right. So am I.”
    All he could was present his plan for approval—and then do what needed to be done anyway, even if Kerry said no. Her life just might depend on it.
    Piper paused for the third time in the last fifteen minutes, listening to see if the car outside was passing by or turning into the Dame’s driveway. Not that she was holding her breath for Greyhill Danby to make an appearance.
    Right—of course she was.
    Their encounters yesterday had been unsettling to say the least. If he worked at his desk today, she’d have to spend hours alone in this closet of an office with him.
    She’d gotten in early enough to straighten things up a bit. She’d even asked Hughes to bring in an electric tea kettle for Grey. As a peace offering, it wasn’t much, but at least she’d tried.
    The groan of the heavy iron gates rolling open out front caught her attention. She wouldn’t stoop to peeking out the window, but it had to be him. Sandor wasn’t expected in until sometime that afternoon.
    The front door opened and closed, and footsteps were definitely heading Piper’s way. She forced herself to keep working. A few seconds later a shadow fell across her desk, forcing her to look up.
    “Good morning, Mr. Danby.” She was proud ofhow calm she sounded.
    He cocked his head to the side and studied her. “Mr. Danby is a bit formal, don’t you think? My friends call me Grey. May I call you Piper?”
    “Piper’s fine.” Then she mimicked his pose and gave him an impudent grin. “But since your friends use Grey, what should I call you?”
    He laughed, sounding a bit rusty. “Cute. And here I’d hoped we were over that first rough patch.” He held out a small box. “I also thought a little peace offering from a Brit to a colonist might be in order.”
    “Very cute, Grey.” Then she recognized the restaurant’s logo and immediately snatched the box from his hand. “I’ll have to starve myself the rest of the day if I eat this, but some things are worth the sacrifice. Thank you.”
    “You’re welcome.”
    “I put fresh water in the kettle if you’d like tea.”
    “Perfect. Would you like a cup, too? I brought in Darjeeling and a bit of Earl Grey.”
    “Either would be fine.”
    She forced her attention back to her computer, trying to ignore her companion. While he fixed the tea, she checked her morning e-mail. Because her work for Kerry required Piper to