Flashback ( PDFDrive )

“I asked the Council the same thing. Apparently he’s made no
mention of it. And, I’m honestly not sure how he would know. His
only contact is with his guards—and none of them have been told that
the attack occurred.”
“Unless the Neverseen planned the attack before Fintan was
arrested,” Sophie reminded him.
If they really had targeted her and Fitz because of their telepathy,
the Neverseen could’ve been planning the assault from the moment
they put Alvar in that cell.
“I could totally see them doing that,” Fitz agreed.
“So could I,” Elwin added. “Sorry, should I not have been
listening?”
“If I didn’t want you to hear us, I would’ve asked you to leave,”
Magnate Leto assured him. “You’ve already proven yourself more than
trustworthy with my secrets.”
Elwin grinned. “So many things make sense now.”
“Wait—does that mean Elwin knows . . . ?” Sophie asked, stopping
there in case she was wrong.
But Magnate Leto nodded. “Given my need to remain in this form
while you’re here, I decided it was time to clue him in to one of the
other roles I play.”
“There’s more than one?” Elwin asked. “How do you keep it all
straight?”
“Not as well as I used to.” The catch in his voice broke Sophie’s
heart.
She wanted to ask how he was handling all the challenges and grief
that came with losing his twin. But it sounded like Elwin didn’t know