"I could never," Kell is quick to say. He knows what his presence means for Arnes, even if its citizens no longer hold any love for him. "But it is not as it was before the Black Night. Apart from Rhy, the royal family no longer trusts me. The king appointed two of his own guards to watch me, everywhere I go."
Kell draws a stilted breath. "I could not breathe. Life shut inside a palace is not a life at all."
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Date: 2016-04-30 03:17 am (UTC)Kell draws a stilted breath. "I could not breathe. Life shut inside a palace is not a life at all."