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"Why did you run?" I asked curiously, eyeing Darren. I had always wondered what made him abandon his post, but then again, who was I to talk? When trouble came knocking on our doorstep, in the form of my two friends and an angry army, I had chosen to flee with them.
"Disagreements with my old man."
"About?"
Darren squinted, an amused look on his face. "You sure are nosey."
"I'm damn well nosey. You've been missing for over two years. People have been speculating and wondering what happened to you."
"What are they saying?" he asked, looking genuinely curious.
I glanced at Regan and JP, wondering if it was a good idea to tell the prince exactly what the people had been saying about him. Maybe I should start off with a small rumour and build up to the...
"T-That your father m-murder
