Chapter 7: The Case Nobody Could Solve

They gave me Vane's caseload. Halvard slid the stack across the table without a word, which in the Iron Vow is a coronation and a punishment at the same time. "Commander Voss, as this is your first council, allow me to explain how—" "Please proceed if it makes you comfortable, Your Majesty," I said. "But I've read the arbitration statutes. If something's unclear, you'll know, because I'll ask." Prince Caspian put a hand over his mouth. The King opened the second file himself. "Then let's...