Calen came out of the hall with his hands empty.
Joss was waiting on the kitchen step. She had her bad wrist wrapped in Vesna’s cloth, and she was not pretending to read anything.
“Did they read it?” she asked.
“Every line. Ashdale broke the seal himself, and Sarne said counterfeit twice. Ysra read section four aloud.”
“Did they say anything?”
“They recorded it as received.”
Joss made a small sound through her nose. “That is a clerk’s word, sir. It means nobody wants to be the one who said yes.”
“Yes,” said Calen. “I know.”
