It was an old friend of mine, a woman who was once my lover and even after remained a confidant. And, it turned out, an even older friend conspired with her.
[He still counts the second betrayal. He might have been dead by the time it happened, but that conspiracy had nearly killed Ysandre, whose protection had been Anafiel's life's work.]
spoilers for the first kushiel trilogy
[And he is. Betrayal is a bitter pill.]
It was an old friend of mine, a woman who was once my lover and even after remained a confidant. And, it turned out, an even older friend conspired with her.
[He still counts the second betrayal. He might have been dead by the time it happened, but that conspiracy had nearly killed Ysandre, whose protection had been Anafiel's life's work.]