He jerked awake when something clanged against the bars, setting his ears to ringing and his head to throbbing again. Moaning, Telmé scrabbled for leverage. He managed to drag himself to his feet just as the door swung open. Korin clambered off the bench and came to stand beside him.
Telmé winced when he saw Tunç, Commander of the Legion and the best Prince of the Blood in history. Telmé had read and heard all the stories of the previous Princes; nobody was better than Tunç. He was strong, smart, powerful, and everybody listened to him without hesitation. Someday, Telmé would be just as good a Commander.
Unless Tunç forbade him becoming a Prince of the Blood, of course. Angering Hamon was bad enough, but Telmé didn't mind that. Hamon got mad at everyone all the time. Upsetting Tunç was something else entirely. Telmé hated disappointing Tunç more than anything else in the world.