A hand shakes me and I wake with a start, trying to throw them off.
"Iset, it"s me," Nahresi whispers, instantly calmed by the fact it"s him.
"What is it?" I croak, half-surprised to find him in my bedroom while I"m sleeping. Except that"s not a good thing. He wouldn"t be here without good reason.
"You need to come quickly, it"s your Father." His expression is serious and reveals just how dire the situation really is.
Sleep disappears quickly and I throw off the covers.
Nahresi turns his gaze away, making a show of not looking while I grab my dressing gown, though I don"t stop to get dressed properly. If Nahresi is waking me at this time of night, then it"s not going to be good and I don"t have the time to waste.
He leads me out of my room without saying a word.
"Where"s Cleo?" I as
