Darius nodded and looked somewhat relaxed. "That is good news. I will tell mother the good news." He wanted to tell Pearl but she might be angry at him for this. He was trying to protect himself too, and she was the one who'd wanted to distance herself from the rest of the family right? He would look out for her, he told himself.

He drank his wine and smiled a little. "Thank you for your help, Zechariah. I will call on you again for other matters if they come up." He shouldn't thank him too much since they hadn't won yet, but it felt very promising.