And perhaps this was the only thing that might convince Judith that not all Novaks were exactly the same, especially the two that had been half-raised in her Suit. He doesn't speak again, though, not until they're behind closed doors again.

And even then, it takes a moment, because with this, Jordan's betraying his mother, and his family. He's always been raised to believe there's nothing more important. But there is.

"I believe," he says, finally, after the silence lingers too long, "that His Majesty is being poisoned."