As a king, kneeling before someone was completely unacceptable and a degrading act for a royal like Jedrek, the first born of the Donovans and the king of the lycanthropes in this realm.
Not to mention, if he consented to the disrespectful request, then he have to kneel before the other creature, Jedrek wouldn't even lower his voice in front of anyone. Not his people. Not his brother. Moreover, in front of his enemy.
Not only he had to lower his pride in front of Chiron, but there was other people there as well; Carina, Zarrn, Eaton, Kace… and Lilac.
Jedrek could see Lilac shaking her head faintly, as tears streamed down her beautiful face. Her face turned absurdly pale. She looked even more sickly than the last time he saw her, yesterday morning, before he went out of the city gates.
