☉DANIKA
I heard the tension swell, and I could see that around me, the faces of the nobles, and even of some of the warriors had begun to shift uneasily. No one would meet the king’s eyes.
Just when I had thought that Fergal would refuse, Fergal simply bowed his head, his hand to his chest. “I accept.” He said, but I thought his voice sounded hard.
He took his sword away and began to strip off his cuirass and armor. One by one, the heavy clunking sounds of metal and leather being dropped to the floor were the only pervading sounds until Fergal was down to his gambeson. I gulped when Finarfin instructed him to take that off too.
I caught sight of Andras in the corner, face placid. I wondered what he thought about the whole thing. I wondered if he approved—he was not one to show much emo
