Honeyed Pasture beta

this was different. dutch's story shed further light on it. aditya took it in and mulled upon the words, slightly surprised—yet why should he be?—when further questions were asked.

me, he said, a bit tersely. and she. . .

no. he would not bare a woman's secrets to the world.

her husband tried to kill me, when he knew, adi went on. but now i know, this is perhaps not what you face.

but be careful, beta, his eyes read, plaintive.