Traded to the tyrant
The aristocratic features, the sharp cheekbones, the height, the dark hair, it was the exact mirror of their Crown Prince, carrying an aura of lethal command that Kaelen had never possessed.
"Prince Draven," an older naval captain in the third pew whispered, his voice shaking with superstitious dread. He fell to his knees in the aisle, crossing his fists over his chest. "The dead prince lives."
"He is an outlaw!" the royal inquisitor screamed, his voice cracking with hysteria. "He is an exile stripped of his birthright! Kill him!"
Before a single halberd could level in my direction, a sharp, metallic clatter echoed from the rear of the nave.