Blackfeather Woods it's good to warm my bones beside the fire

Good question. She inhaled deeply, a shadow passing over her face as she paused before speaking again. If they find out I lied, I'll handle it, Maegi murmured. At any rate, I only said I found what was left—I didn't say I saw him die. There was wiggle room for contradiction.

And did it matter, if the Moonspear wolves had seen him just days prior? Her lie had already fallen through.

I'll bear the consequences, she said, lifting her chin, her voice louder and firmer than before. But for now, my main priority is keeping us all safe. So yes. . .no violence, no prisoners, no torture, no death. Well, no death that is not natural, she added, thinking of hunts and Peryite, rotting things. No death that wasn't already willed by Sithis.