Poison!

"Master Harry, please, do not attack!" a voice called out from the gates.

Harry's brow furrowed in confusion. He pulled his reins and brought his horse to a halt, studying the figures in the distance. "Who dares to speak to me like that?" he muttered under his breath.

The figure stepped forward, calling out again. "Master Harry, please, my lord... Alfie wishes to see you. He asks that you come and speak with him."

Alfie?

Harry's frown deepened. Alfie, the last remaining legitimate heir to Baron Ethan, who had fled after Reggie's death, was offering to meet him? The timing was strange; just when the siege was about to begin. What was Alfie playing at?

"Alfie wants to see me?" Harry repeated, his voice laced with disbelief.

Maro, beside him, raised an eyebrow. "This is strange. The boy who ran... now he wants to talk?" He snorted. "What does he think he can say to you now?"