This broke all of them out of their trance as they looked at the king in awe.
Ethan and Arnold dragged Maxine away from the gathering despite his silent protest.
"Why did you do that?", he growled as soon as they got out.
Arnold hissed at him, "Think about it with your brain for a second! I don't know is he really is a messenger of the ancestors or not, but I'm sure that he has some powers. What if he can see a person's past? The things we have done are considered disgusting and evil by normal people, let alone a guy who is projecting himself as the representative of all good!"
Maxine had an expression of realization as he nodded slowly. What they said was logical. It was better to be safe and avoid him than get caught and be sorry.
Ethan had a grave expression on his face as he said, "I feel it is better that we go confess what we did to him. I have a feeling in my gut that we should."
