Arrogance

The knights of the Chryso stirred uneasily. They were sworn to protect the imperial family, but situations like this - conflicts between princes - put them in an impossible position. Their commander, a grizzled veteran who had served three generations of the imperial family, watched the exchange with carefully concealed concern.

Castor's voice dripped with disdain as he replied, "At least I don't skulk back to the palace like a thief in the night, dressed like a common traveler and eating street food.

Have you fallen so far that you can't even maintain the basic dignity expected of your station? Or perhaps you've finally run out of coin in your wanderings and come crawling back to the imperial teat?"

A pulse of power, subtle but unmistakable, emanated from Jaegar.

The air seemed to grow heavier, and the enchanted flames in the nearby wall sconces flickered.