A few hours earlier...
"I think you should reconsider," said Gazef, breaking the hour-long silence that had descended upon the two since the journey had started.
"This again? You know, you've been acting odd since we started the journey, I've never known you to be a coward," Ailre replied, gesturing for his horse to ride faster.
The insult seared Gazef's heart, but he kept his anger contained, he knew that if he wanted to reason with his younger brother he ought to make it seem like it was the more righteous thing to do.
"Think about it, if you expose the queen now, the kingdom will be left devasted. Not to mention that her being exposed might cause her to attack the people, and then who is going to stop her?" Gazef asked, catching up to Ailre's pace.
"She's powerful, but if all the kingdom's heroes come together she can be taken down," Ailre responded, refusing to look at Gazef as they spoke.
"And what of Mordesh?"