Jaers smile was warmer but the idea of Elia held somewhere he could not discover irked him. He really needed to have a chat with Lord Polonius sometime soon. "Such a friendship is more valuable than gold, my lady. We are all glad you have passed through such fires unburnt." His eyes darkened with concern. "Surely they did not put ladies of noble birth to the question?" If they'd spilled Elia's blood he'd have their heads.