When Zedya arrived outside the icy prison cell that held Paulus and Torsten she was both surprised and slightly dismayed to find an exhausted-looking Captain Lennart standing outside the prison.
The Frost Walkers had sent their own guards, of course, and from the look of the men sent by Lord Ritchel, they were refreshed and had only recently come on shift. By contrast, the bearish captain's rounded ears drooped with fatigue, and his relaxed posture leaning against the wall concealed how much difficulty he was having just standing at the post he'd assigned himself.
"Little Lenny," Zedya said, gliding across the floor to him before reaching up to cup his cheek. "What are you still doing here? These men won't escape. It would have been fine to allow one of the wagon drivers or someone else to watch and report if my instructions weren't followed."
