"Enough!" Seth replied to Dain and the other knights, rising to his feet. He wasn't about to let these men make a fool of him. Then, he turned to face Briana and took a deep breath. He had hoped to tell her when they were alone, but now he had no choice. "Three men dressed in castle armor attacked me in the corridor outside of my room last night after I left you."

"That is why there were guards posted on my door this morning," she said, looking down at the table, letting it ...