A flicker of emotion passes through his eyes before he hardens them. “You lied about being in Thornhall. I saw you with my own two eyes in your ebony armor. It was practically red by the time I arrived, and you were already out of reach.” His fists clench and the muscles in his jaw feather. “I wish I would’ve arrived five minutes sooner. Then you’d be dead and none of this would be happening.”
