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Certain he would follow through with his threat, she sighed. “You remember Mathin?”

His gaze sharpened. “The Haunt who chased you around Jayem’s citadel and halfway into the swamp? I remember.”

She rolled her eyes and leaned against the deck rail. “It was a passing fancy for him.”

“She’s his?” He shook his head, irked. “What did you think, that I would force her to leave or see her harmed after I learned of her condition? You know how I feel about my own wife and children.” He looked out over the village, his eyes troubled. “Besides, she’s not the only woman to come back carrying a questionable child.”