The two bodyguards inclined their heads and responded in unison, “Let our hammers deliver his truth!” Their words were all but lost in the vast chamber.
“And so they shall, so they shall,” Lord Knight Gyldoon said as he rose. His voice had the gravelly sound of the old, but with an undeniable strength still beneath it.
When one of his knight protectors stepped forward to help him to his feet, he swatted the proffered arm away. “Go! Guard the stair. Knight Justice Finngyr and I will speak alone,” the Lord Knight said.
Both protectors dropped to a knee and bowed deeply. They rose, backed away and turned to walk past Finngyr. He could feel their eyes on the top of his helmetless head, almost make out their dour expressions in their reflections on the floor. They must be as confused by this
