The first thing Lucian noticed as he opened his eyes was the rays of the sun glaring mercilessly down at him. At first, he thought he was outside but as he became fully awake, he realised that the rays were actually coming in through a window. "By the spirits!" he groaned, turning away from the light. "Why does everything have to be so harsh when you just awoke?"
"You mean other than the fact that to make you feel like a total failure?" Richard suddenly supplied from behind the blonde-haired warrior, causing him to turn around to shoot the king with the most unkind glare. "I mean, we did fail to get to Kyra even though we promised her we would," the latter pointed out.
"Richard, it's not like we had a choice," Lucian returned, the anger brewing within him at the turn of everything making
