Days passed quicker than Virgil had expected and yet there was no sign of Aston coming back. No one was saying it out loud, but their lord's disappearance wasn't going unquestioned. Now was the time they needed him the most since he had provoked the Morgans. But he was nowhere to be found.
Some of them were even going as far as saying Ashton had abandoned them to save his own butt, while the others had the opinion that he was busy with negotiations with the rest of the nobility so that he could prevent war at all cost.
Nevertheless, the number of people who thought the latter was dwindling sharply as days passed. The only solace they had was the presence of the royal knights around them. With them by their side, the enemies would have to consider twice before engaging them.
