“I forbade it, yet you did it anyway. Defying a direct order from your king is treason. Punishable by death.” He moved into my peripheral vision and folded his arms. “You plan to kill me?” Silence fell between us. “No.” I sighed. “You’re the closest thing I have to a brother.” I glanced at him. “Unir’s famous guard and my friend long before my second. I only wish for you to be safe.”
