Though the lord of the territory, Marquis Godfrey Percy, was captured, the necessary troopers and officers stationed on the base had been killed, and the remaining troopers contained in the fort had surrendered; Drayce and his group couldn’t afford to remain inside Barknor Fortress for lengthy. Quickly, Thevailes and Hatha would notice that an necessary fortress had been compromised and ship reinforcements which might undoubtedly put everybody at risk.

The battle may need been temporary, however because of the overwhelming numbers of the enemies, a number of elite knights from the squad had been injured, and a few of them even died. Little doubt, such a scenario would severely have an effect on the velocity and safety of their return journey. 

It was good that almost all of the army of each the kingdoms of Thevailes and Hatha had been diverted by Abetha, Megaris, and Griven. Whereas coping with the overwhelming assaults on their borders, Thevailes and Hatha could not pay a lot consideration to this fortress. Even when they did, the delay would doom their scheme to fail.

It was precisely what Drayce and his group had deliberate. 

The Kingdom of Megaris would deal heavy blows to Thevailes, placing extra strain on its armies, such that Thevailes wouldn’t have the ability to help Hatha as soon as Abetha counterattacked. With out Thevailes’ army may, it could be simple for the mixed armies of Abetha and Griven to defeat the small kingdom that betrayed its former ally. Maybe, as soon as the conflict concludes, Hatha could be swallowed by the alliance and lose its sovereignty as a kingdom. 

After Drayce and the others went out of the fort, they headed in direction of the place Sir Berolt and Basic Cavrois had taken Slayer to the doctor. The doctor’s lodging wasn’t removed from the fort grounds. Although it was smaller than the buildings round it, the place was accessible, positioned strategically within the central area of the fortress.

“How is he?” Drayce requested Sir Berolt, who was exterior of the doctor’s small dwelling, guarding it together with different knights. 

Sir Berolt bowed to the three royals in entrance of him and answered, “Sir Sanders continues to be being handled.”

Arlan adopted Drayce, who had entered the lodging with out one other phrase, whereas Cian stayed with Sir Berolt.  Though Cian had heard about Commander Calhoun Sanders, the Slayer of Megaris, as an outsider, he discovered it extra correct to stay exterior to listen to Sir Berolt’s report in regards to the present scenario.

Contained in the lodging, Drayce discovered Slayer mendacity unconscious on a rug on the ground whereas being handled by an previous man in his sixties, carrying a doctor’s gown, though there was no insignia as to which pressure or kingdom he is working for. Helping him had been two younger males, in all probability his subordinates or apprentices,  carrying related robes that seemed like their uniforms. One was mixing medicinal herbs, whereas the opposite was serving to the previous man wrap bandages round Slayer’s wounds.

The previous doctor paid no consideration to the newcomers, busy directing his apprentices in addition to placing skinny silver needles on numerous acupuncture factors throughout the affected person’s physique. 

Basic Cavrois bowed to the 2 royals who had entered. “Your Majesty, Your Highness.”

Listening to how the newcomers had been addressed, the previous doctor merely glanced at them after which resumed his work, not bothered by anybody’s presence. Even his apprentices handled them as air.

“How is he?” Drayce requested once more.

The doctor seemed on the red-eyed man who gave the impression to be the chief of those folks, however as somebody who had spent a long time therapeutic folks, he acknowledged the real fear regardless of the person’s bland tone. 

“Clearly on the verge of loss of life,” the doctor answered. 

Though Drayce was the ruler of a special kingdom, Basic Cavrois did not like the best way the doctor talked to him. He pulled out his sword as he glared on the smug previous man. “Be respectful.”

Drayce waved his hand to sign the final to again off. He did not thoughts the doctor’s boldness. At the very least, he did not say his knight was lifeless. 

Judging from how horrible Slayer was tortured, Drayce knew that his guardian knight would have died from blood loss and inner accidents if not for the existence of this previous doctor.

“Will respecting you save my affected person’s life?” the previous doctor requested, gazing everybody with out being frightened of something. 

When the doctor glanced at Drayce, whose face was expressionless, the previous man was silently amused.  His sight was solely fastened on the injured man mendacity on the ground, his pink eyes holding the ache and worry of shedding somebody. 

The doctor sighed inwardly. In his observe, he was used to seeing such feelings at any time when he handled individuals who got here to him, and he needed to give into them. Nonetheless, such honest fear was frequent amongst household and life-and-death associates, not between superiors and subordinates. Regardless of not introducing themselves, he might see from their interactions that this red-eyed man was somebody influential. 

Though he didn’t respect these individuals who had out of the blue barged in his lodging in the course of the night time, seeing such a person apprehensive for his subordinate was one thing he had by no means seen.

Whereas persevering with his work, the doctor relented to consolation the red-eyed man, though his tone remained stoic as he knowledgeable him of his preliminary analysis, “We’ve got stopped the bleeding, however he has already misplaced an excessive amount of blood. His organs had been ruptured, and there is an inner hemorrhage. The medicinal herbs with us can solely stabilize him for now, however we won’t ensure about his situation after this remedy.”

Drayce was all ears on what the doctor mentioned about Slayer’s situation although his eyes nonetheless did not depart Slayer’s lifeless-looking face.

“He appears to be a powerful man, so if he is given correct remedy, we will count on him to get out of this ordeal alive. There’s nonetheless hope,” the doctor assured. “Nonetheless, though I’m making an attempt to repair his legs, they would not be precisely like earlier than, however he ought to have the ability to stroll comfortably a minimum of….” The doctor paused and mumbled, “…provided that he survives lengthy sufficient to obtain correct remedy….”

Heavy silence enveloped the room.

Simply then, Cian entered the room. He noticed the tense scenario, however he needed to say what was wanted. “We have obtained information from the spies. We will not keep right here for lengthy.”

Everybody knew that that they had solely delayed their escape as a result of Slayer’s scenario, however no one mentioned a phrase and merely stared at Drayce, ready for his choice. 

Drayce nodded on the Prince of Abetha earlier than trying on the doctor. “I hope there isn’t a challenge in continuing with the remedy inside a operating cart.”

The doctor checked out Drayce and spoke curtly, “However I’ve a problem leaving my place.”

Drayce gripped his sword. “I can remedy that challenge perpetually straight away.”

His gloomy pink eyes out of the blue turned aggressive. Drayce, who had been calm even after this doctor acted disrespectfully in entrance of him, seemed able to kill the previous man if he would defy his order. 

The doctor checked out Drayce with one eyebrow raised in query. It was clear that he certain was not frightened of dying, and making him transfer from his dwelling wouldn’t be that simple. 

“I bear in mind listening to from a sure somebody that respecting me is not going to save their affected person’s life. Now I ask you, will your stubbornness save his life?” Drayce glared on the previous man. If the subsequent phrases he heard had been to not his liking, his sword would not have minded beheading yet another particular person. 

The doctor smiled flippantly and spoke, “Get the cart prepared then.” He began to work quicker as he stored instructing his two apprentices about what to do.

Arlan playfully nudged Drayce. “See, the sword isn’t all the time the reply to the whole lot.” 

Each of them knew that the doctor was not giving face to Drayce himself; as a substitute, the previous man was persuaded by his phrases as a result of his need to save lots of an individual’s life. 

“Says the one who simply had enjoyable with cruel slaughtering,” Drayce commented dryly as he stepped out of the doctor’s lodging.

Arlan and Cian adopted him out and the three of them began the brand new preparations vital for his or her return journey that was made tougher now that they might be bringing an injured Slayer and different troopers again with them.