At those words, Kael shifted his gaze, his eyes sliding to the side as if acknowledging Harlan without giving him the satisfaction of attention, his head barely moving.
"What?" he asked flatly.
"I mean the warrior talking to Miss Morvienne," Harlan clarified, lowering his voice. "Would you like me to punish him myself?"
Kael's jaw hardened for a brief moment.
"And why would you say that?" Kael asked, his voice unnervingly calm.
"Well..." Harlan hesitated, then went on anyway. "It seems like you are about to kill him, seeing him converse with Miss Morvienne. And that warrior is one of our best warriors. So, it would be much better if I punished him myself, than him being killed."
"Harlan," Kael warned, not liking where he was going.
"I apologize, Alpha, but you will permit me to sa
