“So, why have you come here?” I was a little shocked by how calm Dae seemed- how he could just get straight down to business. He was acting like I hadn’t just flown off the handle and these men weren’t enemies but were instead merely travelers in our kingdom.
I worked to keep my face composed in a matching mask of regal blankness that my brother had settled over his own features.
The man took a step closer to us, and I could see our guards become tense. In response, the other man’s guards also tensed, prepared for a fight.
“Oh, settle down everyone.” My brother sighed dramatically. “These men clearly came in peace as their lack of weapons indicate. Or am I mistaken?” He eyed the man calling himself Zane as he asked this question.
“You are correct, your majesty.” He bowed dramatically
