Just watching their reactions to his injury was enough to make Aldor feel ill. He squeezed his eyes closed. The king had tried to kill him and was probably disappointed that it didn't work. Now that he'd made the announcement that he would only serve Aldor twenty lashes, Saul had no choice but to let Aldor go free. He was either going insane or carried a hatred for Aldor he hadn't exhibited before. More likely a rage not against Aldor, but against Rowan.
Aldor stayed immobile on the couch several hours after Glen cleaned him up. Jon left earlier, wishing him all the best and determined to deal with his father’s madness. Aldor felt sickened to his stomach, tears bleeding onto the pillow as the medicine seeped into his mutilated flesh. Glen stuck around, packing his things for him so he cou
