"Then so be it," He chuckled as the guards bowed around him, ignoring the former king's dead body, "Rid yourselves of the body, a new king now walks among you," Sollkivanyo sat on his lap, "Sollkivanyo?"
I grabbed his face in my hands forcing his eyes to meet mine. "Drake, don't think I didn't notice you coming to my aid on more than on occasion today. I honestly thought he was going to kill you the first time..."
It came too fast and I was still ducking, I could avoid it but that knife was surely poisoned, I could see the shining glint on the knife's edge. I couldn't avoid It completely, my body couldn't keep up with my mind, so I could only divert it to my arm instead of my shoulder.
