Dissent

[InfectedHau]

"What war?" Keyleth asked. Her adoptive parents lived on the very edge of the forest, miles from anyone. News of the outside world rarely reached them, and when it did, Keyleth rarely heard it. She'd heard the word 'assasination' a lot, but they never explained it to her.

[ty_tay]

Tovheir smiled slightly. "It'll be even harder with people in a panic over King Esol's death. No matter..." He pulled a clean rag out and put a poltice on it. "Here gently rub this on and around your eyes." He put the rag in her hand.

Tai'vil looked at the girl with surprise. "The war between Alenthia and Dumerrin."

[ursus.]

Lis laughed lightly and did as he said. "Thank you."

[ty_tay]

"No problem." Tovhier replied. He wondered what he had said to make her laugh and absently rubbed the bandages tightly wound around his upper right arm.

[InfectedHau]

"I know of no war," Keyleth said. "Between A-len-thi-a and Du... Dum... that other place, or any other place."

[ursus.]

Lis sighed with relief as her vision came back.

[ursus.]

Lis sighed with relief as her vision came back.

[ty_tay]

Tai'vil frowned. "The war has been going on for several years, so I'm astonished you haven't heard of it... Dare I ask if you know of your kings fate?"

Tovheir continued to absently rub the bandages. His eyes seeming distant.

[InfectedHau]

More words that Keyleth didn't know. Her parents had mentioned the word 'King' several times in the past few years as well, but their explanations of the word were vague at best. As far as she could tell, it was similar to the leader of a wolf pack, but much larger. "I do not know what happened to the pack leader," she said. "Mother and father spoke of him often, but never in front of me."

[ty_tay]

Tai'vil raised a brow. Pack leader? Is she referring to her king as the pack leader? "Forgive me for saying so, but I believe you 'parents' have been hiding things from you... Think of Alenthia like a chicken. The King was the head. The head gives orders to the rest of the chicken. Well right now Alenthia is like a chicken with it's head cut off. The king... pack leader... was killed by an assassin. A killer."