We're supposed to explain ourselves?!"
My eyes widened in confusion as I glanced towards Raphael. He appeared to be just as puzzled as I was.
"Explain yourselves? Explain yourselves?!" Raphael exclaimed impatiently. "Is that the best you can come up with? You expect us to believe that you came here merely for fun?"
"Of course not," replied my father calmly. "I have reasons for why I brought the three of you along, but I assure you that you have nothing to fear." Despite my father's calm tone, his words made me feel uneasy, although I wasn't entirely certain as to why. He continued on. "Do you truly believe that we would kill innocent children just to play around with them, especially considering the state of the kingdom? I am sure that there are far too many people suffering for the sin
