Teoric
A scheming noble with his eye on the crown, he is willing to betray hearth and home to satisfy his boundless ambition.
Book Excerpt
A figure detached itself from a table shared with three ladies and sauntered over to her. The ladies stared in her direction in a manner they hoped would convey their displeasure at the interruption.
Teoric had changed his clothes for the occasion and made use of the opportunity to show off his wealth. Haldrid thought he made himself ridiculous with the amount of gold and jewelry he transported on his person, but he had made the effort to come over and she would not point out the obvious.
He seated himself next to her. “Fine evening, cousin.”
Haldrid was all too aware of the grudging looks to indulge him. “For you perhaps, Teoric. You are the untethered bull amongst the cows.” She couldn’t resist placing a little emphasis on the last word.
