"The King is restless, Arseling," Leofric said, his voice a low gravel. "He sees omens in the clouds and heresy in your eyes."
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Uhtred stepped toward the heavy oak doors, the internal conflict hardening into a singular, sharp purpose. Fate was inexorable. He would fight for the land that didn't want him, to protect the king who didn't trust him, because that was the path written in the stars and the mud. "The King is restless, Arseling," Leofric said, his
"Then be a wolf," Leofric grunted. "Because the pack is at the gate, and they aren't coming to pray." Uhtred stepped toward the heavy oak doors, the
Uhtred stood, his hand instinctively finding the hilt of Serpent-Breath. "Alfred sees what he wants to see. He wants a saint, but he needs a wolf."
The torchlight flickered against the damp stone walls of the Great Hall, casting long, dancing shadows that looked like specters of the fallen. Uhtred sat alone, the weight of his dual identity pressing harder than the mail on his shoulders. He was a man of two worlds, yet in this moment, he felt like a ghost in both.