Chapter Forty (Tyr)

I headed to the wall and climbed up Huricana’s makeshift ladder, hoping to speak to the army and convince them that I could protect them and their families.

I looked down at the faces of the soldiers; they were yelling and arguing amongst themselves but soon quieted when they saw me. The ground was dry again, improving the conditions of their imprisonment.

The men were quiet, I cleared my throat and spoke, “I want to let you out of this cage, but first I need to know who my brother was working with and why you would choose to betray me?” I yelled down at them.

One man stepped forward and bowed, “We can’t say, Prince Tyr.”

“I will help you protect your families from the enemy, I swear it.”

“You can’t swear anything, Prince Uda is the future King.” Another man yelled in response.

“If you do not cooperate with me, I will not release you from here.”

I tried to reach into the men’s minds and find out what they knew, but came up with nothing. They were all focused on the safety of the