It was that moment that Lady Karina picked to wave Orpheus over since she had clearly found something she wanted to purchase. The man went to her immediately, leaving behind Lyall to watch his liege.
Lyall was not completely convinced by their conversation that Orpheus was still as focused on his border conquest as he should be or as he once was. The man had displayed behaviour far out of the ordinary as of late.
And Lyall knew the time would come when steps would have to be taken to ensure that Van Merikh did not completely lose his concentration.
He knew he would have to be prepared to act for the greater good of all of them, lest his liege become too far gone and beyond saving.
He'd done it before and he would do it again if it was necessary.
On the other hand, Orpheus was more than pleased to purchase the lady whatever she desired, especially since he was responsible for the ruin of her beautiful gown.
