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The princess’s guards fell into line behind her, saying nothing, and Kit wanted to chastise them for also doing nothing. However, she was aware that the Commander of the Queen’s Guard had more authority than even her own commander, let alone the two guards who had gone along with her. If they truly had been needed, she thought they likely would’ve stepped in, but she didn’t know for certain. It made her question their loyalty more than she would have liked to admit. So many thoughts stirred through her head, so many things she needed to speak to Cassius about. With her guards behind her, it was risky. She’d have to wait until they were somewhere more private. The rage inside of her started to subside as she walked along, though she was still irate at discovering that nasty man with the horrendous scar had been the one to administer the strap to Eli. How had her beloved felt, standing there, taking so much pain from a man he could’ve bested if he’d wanted to? The humiliation was probabl