10 Belik After making his announcement as the Watchman, Belik somehow made it back downstairs, pain shooting up his bad leg with each step. After getting no sleep the night before, he needed to rest, to make his mind sharp again. A few hours later, he emerged from one of the smaller, fresher bedrooms, which he’d kept heavily guarded, and exhaled. He’d sent Shiro and Nedi with jobs so the takeover didn’t flounder in his temporary absence. The weighty exhaustion brought on by lack of sleep and killing Bard had lifted, and Belik felt ready to begin again. Daylight came through the windows, along with talking and footsteps and screams. Everyone busy. Belik nodded at Master Nedi, who’d returned from his duties at the barrack and now stood closest of the four he’d tasked with guarding his r

