Breaking The Pact

They had seen Raze act as he liked before, but to see him act like this, even in the face of a situation that everyone believed was tricky, they didn't understand it.

Raze wasn't even asking the others for their thoughts or support like Rayna had done. He was just acting, using Tilon's shield to defend everyone, and now holding Kizer's sword, which he had crafted, in his hand.

"Wait, Raze!" Rayna shouted. "We can't fight with them, they're not warriors!"

"It's useless," Anna said. "Those words he spoke before, when he talked about the fleet of ships—they were true. Even if Raze doesn't act now, he has already dealt a large blow to the Doclet kingdom."

"Based on the conversations you've had with the king so far, do you think he's the kind of person that's just going to let this go?"

The others watched as they saw Raze walk ahead of them. They were unsure whether they should go and help him or not, to be part of the mess that he was about to cause.