Chapter 12

They reached the Great Hall before they ran into any fighting soldiers. Warin was rather surprised to see many warriors had already breached the castle. Clearly, Henry had not been prepared for such an uprising. at least not before the king died. Whomever attacked apparently decided to strike fast.

Warin preferred to use magic over brawn, but he had been trained to fight. He swung his sword to meet the warrior who came at him and noticed Benedict doing the same.

He made fairly quick work of the man, cutting him down and moving on to the next. He kept a careful eye on Benedict, ready to step in if the need arose, but he was pleased to see the young prince handled himself well.

Warin did not see either of Benedict’s brothers in the Hall, but it was difficult to spend too much time trying to locate their positions. The fighting had become fierce.