Chapter 11: Exhaustion

A chorus of 'Yes, High Paladin' resounded, some more enthusiastic than others.

"Get back to the castle," Sorin ordered, motioning his officers to get to work, get the men home. He turned back to Koray. "I apologize."

Koray shrugged. "What do I care if he voices what everyone is invariably thinking? Anyway, only a few marks ago you would have taken his side."

"I do not take sides until I understand the situation," Sorin snapped.

"Ah, so running after strangers and nearly getting them killed in a forest in the dead of night—"

Sorin heaved an aggravated sigh, cutting him off, and said, "You were suspicious; I wanted to ascertain that you were no threat. Are you always so rude and inclined toward making wild assumptions?"