King Elk Forest summisse

A role, yes.
Be it seemed their religion would come before that.
"Celnes is fair. But I fear the others are not."
Cenric. the man who looked at her with scrutiny and she'd put it all down to her being skinny and weak.
It was her pale hints instead.

Her gaze fell. Unfelt pain etching her face.
She was scared. He was a friend. Maybe if they were secretive no one would notice.
"Calhoun said..." She paused, looking around. Checking they weren't being watched.
"He said you'd be gone by the spring."
If she were human, she'd wring her hands and fiddle with a handkerchief.
"He prefers Cenric to Celnes."
Germanicus would have a better grasp on what that meant. Was there a plot against the King? The thought made her shudder. Germanicus would fight to the death...and his life didn't matter to them.
Her eyes widened.
Holy shit.

Cenric and Calhoun were going to kill Celnes, that's why Germanicus is her guard. She changed their ways by coming here and they want it to be how it was.
She felt sick. She..she needed to...

Sacnite stood, staggering. Celnes. Her eyes locked onto Germanicus.
Her lips trembled, threatening to let her tears fall from her eyes.