Chapter 179: Betrayed, Part 1
Telmé paused in his book reading when he saw a Paladin come striding quickly and noisily into the hall, urgency to his movements as he approached several clusters of men who immediately rose and hurried from the great hall. Specifically, Geomancers, Titans, and Dredknights. The combination of Titans and Geomancers usually meant village-sized terrors crawling from the bowels of the earth or the depths of the ocean. If the Dredknights were involved, then the monster must be hellish or dead-walking in nature. Tunç always sent a Prince along on such missions. Even if he was just in training, it was better to have him along than to do without. At the very least, he could use fire and lightning from a distance. Damn it, leaving him behind was stupid, and he wasn't going to let them.
"Is something wrong, Telmé?" Emeresa asked, setting her embroidery in her lap as she looked at the departing men, then at him, eyes wide with concern and curiosity.