Foggy Bottom Way [m] el mar

Germanicus spoke first, telling them what had happened, and Silvertongue went next, correcting the tone and providing some insightful details as her very foundation crumbled to the ground. Although Cornelius knew very little about Germancius's life, he didn't expect to be this out of the loop. He was shocked, but he knew this wasn't the time to try and work through his feelings, especially when his father's life was on the line.

You will not kill him , Cornelius interjected, looking the riverwoman dead in the eye, not as long as my siblings and I are here.

Very few will wait for you, Cornelius, it is a lesson early learned, Germanicus had once said. They would wait; there would be fallout after the fact, but he couldn't leave his father to die.

We will not hold back if you attack, he warned the woman one last time, feeling his hackles spike and anticipation overtake him.