The Young General Slayer - Part 3

"I am fine," Oliver said.

"…We can't afford to have any mistakes, my Lord," Lasha said, and she sounded quite serious, for the first time in their journey.

Oliver responded seriously, in turn. "I am well aware, Lady Blackthorn. I do not intend for any mistakes of that sort to happen."

"But your eyes…" Lasha said.

"They do tend to do that," Oliver said. "You can safely ignore them."

"They're a hard thing to ignore," Verdant noted. "But none can cause you accusation merely for the look in your eyes… Or actually, they very well can… If you could sheath them, so the guards have no reason to draw their weapons at us, that might be for the better."