Singh put his hands together in a gesture of respect, but his gaze was as sharp as the tip of a spear: "Monsieur Salah de Casselin, full liaison officer of France on the Peninsula, your Kannada is as fluent as someone who grew up in Sri Lanka Patana."
"Casselin" was the surname Salah adopted after converting to Catholicism.
Salah's heart tightened instantly; no more than five people within Mysore Palace knew he was posing as the Sultan's envoy, yet the Sikh King clearly had significant inside information in Sri Lanka Patana!
"'Eternal Truth.'" Singh gestured to the "Karapura" and vanilla milk placed on the carpet, "According to what I've heard, you have been strongly supporting Sultan Tipu's alliance with England to launch a pincer attack on the Maratha Confederacy from the north and south."
Salah tried to control his expression, but the astonishment on Prince Muhidin's face, seated behind him, had already given away the answer.
