"We've been prying too far. The gods, they're obviously threatened by your expansion." The king's bedroom had been quiet ever since Raven had entered to talk to him and Vialo. Tia and Robin were also by their side, but the only one speaking up was the king himself. "How can you claim no responsibility for what has happened? Maybe we should slow down on the army's forward march!"
"You promise that you only needed one year to figure everything out," jumping in on the conversation from the bed, Viola added while looking into Raven's gaze. "But now more than ever, our kingdom is in peril. I thought you were supposed to make us more secure, not hamper our security."
Worried that her child might perish along with her in case one of these assailers managed to hurt her someday, Viola demanded an answer–and even though her heart belonged to him at this point, she remained firm in demanding what she was owed via his promise.
