Grabbing Motty’s arm, I cautiously looked around as I pulled her into a small corridor and out of sight. Whatever was going on, it wasn’t good. But that was all the more reason we had to be careful about being seen together. Especially if we were about to have to enact a plan to kidnap a princess.“Motty, calm down,” I urged her. “What’s wrong?”“There’s no time. You need to come…”“We can’t help if we draw the attention of the whole palace,” Soloman insisted. “Take a breath. Tell us what’s going on.”She was breathing heavily and attempted a few ragged breaths. “The… the appointment… They found out… the baby is a girl,” she explained.“And…?”Motty’s brow wrinkled. “Anders is furious,” she told us. “I… I don’t understand…”“Because now Sutton’s children will take precedence in the line of succession, regardless of gender,” Soloman said.“None of that matters right now,” I snapped. “Motty, what happened?”She swallowed hard. “Anders… he… he was so angry,” she said, practically in tear
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