“Which do you think it will be?” one of them asked.
“Me?” Darna said. “I don’t know.”
“You must know, you were in the temple,” he said. “Will it be the governor’s favorite or the pious one?”
“I really don’t know,” Darna said. She didn’t like Tiagasa, but Iola had her faults, too. She was a little surprised that they were known outside of the temple, even if only by reputation.
At one point, she thought she heard a scream from outside, but she wasn’t sure, what with the rattling and clunk of tankards against the backdrop of the storm. Not long after, the bells of Conn’s Coop started clanging.
“They’ve chosen,” said one of the young guildsmen.
“I’ll bet you,” said one of the others, nudging Darna.
She shook her head. A guardsman came in through the door, clad in palace livery. It was
