Moonspear papercut

They turned, and the path narrowed suddenly. Janus paused and let Charon go first and followed as soon as he passed. He kept his ears trained on Charon, but lowered his head to sniff at the base of a pine as he passed. A faint chill seized his heart for a half-beat, but the question was phrased in such a casual way that he didn't feel as if there was much weighing on the answer. He shook his head, "He wanted to send some of our less able members as fodder to weaken rivals that were attempting to take the Pass. I argued that they were useful in other ways. It was taboo to speak out against a superior and, even though he is my father, he followed tradition and I was punished." Janus explained with a serious twist to his lips. "I can't condone the murder of innocents. So, I ran off and ended up here by some stroke of fate."