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papers.”
    â€œYou promise?”
    â€œI promise.” She grinned, and it was a beautiful thing. “I’ll take very good care of you, Bram the Merciful.” Her grin grew wider. “Trust me.”
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    Cai’s big boots landed on the table, right on top of the peacemaker’s important papers. So Ghleanna grabbed him by the ankles with one hand and flipped him back, Cai and the chair slamming to the hard earth-packed floor.
    â€œOy!” Cai demanded. “What was that for?”
    â€œYou keep your claws and your big, fat feet off Bram’s books and papers.”
    Cai got to his feet and leaned down until they were eye to eye. “And if I don’t?”
    That’s when Ghleanna head-butted her younger brother. Since he’d been asking for it and all. And it made her other brothers laugh. She did love making her brothers laugh.
    â€œYou mad cow!” Cai yelled, gripping his head.
    â€œYou’ll do as I say, little brother, or that lump on your head will be the least of your problems. Now”—she looked at all her kin—“we’re going to eat and sleep like civilized dragons and no one will start anything. Understood?”
    When her brothers only grumbled in response, she cracked her knuckles for emphasis. “Understood?” she growled.
    â€œYeah, yeah,” Addolgar quickly told her. “Understood.”
    â€œGood.” She smiled and walked over to the royal, who stood a few feet away, watching her.
    â€œSee?” she asked. “I’ve got it all under control.”
    â€œYou head-butted your brother,” Bram noted.
    â€œAye.”
    â€œYour brother.”
    â€œSometimes it’s the only way to get through to them. And it’s kind of fun,” she admitted. “Me and Addolgar do it to each other all the time. Since we were hatchlings. Used to drive our Mum insane.”
    â€œI can imagine.”
    â€œDon’t worry about us.” Ghleanna motioned him away with her hands. “I’ve got control of this lot and I can see that you’re desperate to go and do something important with your books.”
    â€œI should stay. I’ve been told enough I’m a horrible host. Great peacemaker—horrible host.”
    â€œYou don’t need to be a host with me or my kin. We can take care of ourselves.”
    â€œYou sure you don’t mind?”
    â€œI’d tell you if I did. Go on.”
    â€œAll right. But just a few minutes. I just need to write a few letters. I won’t be long. I’ll be back before you know it.”
    â€œSure. No problem.” Ghleanna watched the royal rush off to his study. “Won’t be seeing him for hours.”
    â€œSo can we put our feet up on his things now? ” Hew asked from behind her.
    â€œNo, you lazy git! And don’t test my patience. Head like granite, I have,” Ghleanna reminded him, pointing at her forehead. “Just like our dear Da.”

    Bram signed the last letter he needed to finish and leaned back in his chair, stretching his fingers to loosen them up. That’s when he saw Ghleanna sitting in the chair across from him.
    â€œHello. Is dinner ready?”
    One corner of her mouth quirked up on one side, but she didn’t answer.
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œFour hours.”
    â€œFour hours what? Four hours until dinner?”
    â€œFour hours until the suns come up.”
    â€œWhat?” Bram pushed his chair back and strode to the window. He looked outside and winced, realizing when he’d first sat down it had still been light out. Now it was pitch black. Even the moon was gone.
    â€œI got up for some water and realized you were still in here. How are you going to travel all day without any sleep?”
    â€œI’ll be fine,” he promised.
    â€œWe’ve eaten. My brothers argued over who’d get to bathe in that big tub first.” She grinned. “I won