Ardasa frowned at the strange and unnecessary precautions being taken by her host. Perhaps the culture was different here, but when she wanted to go outside, she was accustomed to . . . just going outside. "Lead on, Majesty Ternoc," she said. "Though I wonder what all the fuss is about. Aren't you the great authority around here? Can't you go wherever you want?" A hint of fear touched her mind then, something she had tried not to think about since leaving Xigyll City behind. Here, though, in such a foreign world, who knows what dangers lurk beyond the limits of sight? "Are we that likely to be assassinated?"