Magnus kept smiling after hearing Zarak's threat, but a very sharp light appeared in his eyes.
"Is Lord Zarak going to protect him from now on and avenge him if he perishes?"
Zarak immediately shook his head, making it clear that Magnus had things wrong.
"I have never seen this brat before, so there is no way I would spend every waking moment protecting him. As for avenging his death, while I will kill any traitor in the army, I am not so free as to go around butchering every man that killed a soldier."
Magnus' eyes grew even sharper as he heard that, and some confusion appeared on his face.
"If you are not the one that will make me regret going after him, then do you mean the son of a lowly concubine could defeat me?"
