Commander Lothian's intensity was palpable after Henry revealed the situation to him. The older commander crumpled the letter in his hands and ran his hands through his hair in response, a sure sign that he was frustrated.
Callum insisted that he failed to protect Celia despite that being the one thing Henry asked him to do.
While Henry was terrified as to why his mother and aunt had been taken into custody, he still had the wherewithal to assure the commander that, even if he was there, he would have to bend to the will of the king.
The two commanders were practically out the door and packing up their horses before they realized they had an entire army of men to manage. Not only that, but Idona wasn't completely in the clear since monster activity was still unpredictable. Henry hadn't gotten a straight answer from the mages about when it would be fixed.
