Xavier and Mia, along with Edward, made their way towards the courtroom where Edward had told them Robb and the councils of elders were.

If Xavier said he wasn’t afraid, he would be lying. If he had the chance to go back to three days ago, he probably would have done the same thing: protect his wife and queen and kill those assassins. He didn’t want to think of those waiting for him, and he didn’t want to think of the things ahead.

The door opened and Xavier and Mia stepped ...