"Possibly. The timing is… we think this all started being put into motion before your marriage ceremony. But it really took off shortly before Elua went missing."
"He waited until you were legally connected to our family, then began building a… case against us that would theoretically put our holdings under Yecine control. Under your stewardship, according to what Lirades has said."
"Not that we think, especially now, that they ever intended for you to keep a hold of it. They would have found some way to claim control."
Brown eyes looked up from her wood blocks during the shift in the adults' emotional atmosphere. She toddled over to Qatrand and patted her leg before stretching out her arms in the universal gesture of 'pick me up pay attention to me' - with the flavor the reddish blonde child had about her… that somehow added 'instead of being upset'.
