Eli
Dusk was fast approaching. I had fallen asleep as soon as my head had hit the pillow and I was feeling much better for it. After calling the maidservants to fetch water to bathe, I had washed myself quickly and dressed for the feast that Moriel had forced onto her brother. I grinned; she was making sure we were rested and watered for what was to come.
As I walked out of the chambers, two guards were waiting outside the door. I had the distinct feeling that they weren't there for my protection, but to keep an eye on me. I hadn't left the chambers since I had arrived, and had linked both Alaric and Conin to do the same. I wanted no run-ins with the bears before I met the Osha King; the situation was already finely balanced and Lucien's life was on the line. An altercation with them co
