Free Extol of Agnatic Dreams (The Extol Series Book 1) by Jennifer R. Kenny Page A

at all.
    Clearly Sigourney was not going to allow this to be a simple ride in silence, and she would be using this time, to do as she had been instructed by her King. Evangeline needed to be prepared.
    “Let us start with the basics.” Evangeline finally acknowledged her and Sigourney nodded, hoping to encourage her. Now that Evangeline felt that she could respond intellectually to Sigourney, there was only one question she felt was worth asking. The carriage jolted forward and their trip to Braykith began with a simple question. “Does Glais like me?”
    Sigourney blinked, the question had been expected but she would never have guessed it would come up so early in the conversation. Sigourney chuckled but quickly stopped once she saw the hurt look in Evangeline’s eyes. “I forget how young you are and how new at all of this you truly are.”
    Evangeline paused, and did not like how Sigourney considered her young and inexperienced simply because of her priorities. “It is simple really. If Glais likes me, then we can begin a friendship at the very least. I hate the idea of being forced to marry someone who hated me, or whom I hate.” She offered her explanation because it seemed that Sigourney had seen it as something else entirely.
    Her statement did seem genuine, and Sigourney was embarrassed to think it had been a question based entirely on lust, but was instead based on happiness and slightly political. “I suppose I misread your intentions. You are more aware than I gave you credit for.”
    “So I seem like I know what I am talking about?” Evangeline asked.
    “Obviously young blood but the potential is there. We are always studying the potential.” Sigourney answered confidently.
    “Why?” Evangeline asked.
    “If you have no potential to grow, then you better be more than impressive now. If you have no potential, then you are useless to us.” Sigourney was blunt in her answer, a trait that Evangeline had better grow accustomed to quickly because there was no lying within Braykith, even for the greater good. The King had a knack for being able to detect the smallest of false tellings, and the punishment was not worth it.
    “Should I have asked something else?” She supposed asking on Glais’ emotions were not the first concern most people had but it was important to her.
    Sigourney shook her head, holding a hand up to silence her concerns before she could voice more of them. “I am not accustomed to conducting interviews of this nature. I have shared many dinners and letters with Benedict, your King’s advisor, over the years. Negotiations mostly and often not concerned with someone’s feelings.”
    Evangeline was shocked when she learnt Sigourney’s profession. They had sent their negotiator out to meet with Evangeline in the middle of the night, in the middle of their joining territories. Evangeline had to wonder if this meant that she was allowed to ask for some things. She didn’t have anything she could really think of now, but the idea continued to tease the end of her mind as the conversation went on.
    “I suppose Benedict was not going to marry Glais. He would not be asking the questions that would concern one who was.” Evangeline pointed out.
    “Quite right. I am unsure if this is something that will give you comfort but your parents did ask about Glais on separate occasions.”
    Evangeline had considered this before in the past. “Even if he had become a tyrant this would have come to pass.”
    Sigourney smiled, glad to see that maybe Evangeline wasn’t all sweet little girl looks. “True, but they did ask about him. Mostly concerning his health. This was before my time so I have no real details before you ask me.”
    Evangeline shook her head quickly, to take back whatever assumptions that Sigourney was making. “I suspect they are mostly asking about that to ensure healthy grandchildren.”
    “That is something both kingdoms are eager to witness I assure you.” There was a