"...for she isĀ sick to the teethĀ of tempering her words, of edging around the truth, in her gentle tread, around his mercurial moods; she hardly evenĀ recognizesĀ herself anymore. She will be a lioness in Elizabeth's defense. She has been a lioness in protecting her children's interests, before ever they were born."
Nowe Thus, Chapter 40: lioness.














