When Saklas entered the room, he was not expecting the king to look so...
Weary.
It was like he had been carrying the weight of the world in his shoulders for thousands of years, and it just suddenly became even heavier for him. His figure was absolutely emaciated compared to before, like a wolf that had not eaten for days. The only thing that remained….
Was the stubborn pride in his eyes, not willing to admit even to himself just how weak he had become.
Saklas didn't even sound snark when he asked:
"What happened to you? You look like hell."
It almost sounded like he was genuinely concerned.
But he didn't need to sound sarcastic to offend this man. Even the mere fact that there was some pity in his tone angered him so, and he yanked at the chains attached to the shackles in Saklas' wrists, causing him to go off-balance and fall to the floor.
