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“I would have you go back to the king and plead your case before him. Remind him that you have done only what he desired of you, and have not disobeyed or done anything worthy of being replaced. I believe King Eomer will not wish to act unjustly, and if presented with this way of looking at the problem, perhaps he will see that he has been wrong.”
There. She had said what she needed to say. She had said it bluntly, swiftly, and without pre-meditating her words very much. She twisted one hand in the other and looked at Eodwine.
“Let me go, Eodwine,” she said, her voice softening some as she hoped he would listen to her. “You are tired and still unwell. Let me go and plead our case before the king.”
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