*Constance*

I searched frantically for Silas, but when I had finished my speech, he had vanished. Aaron now stood before a group of warriors and was handing out weapons and armor to them.

“Aaron!” I called. He turned, and I saw the sheen of sweat on his brow. The midday sun was now at its highest point in the sky. “Where is Silas?” I asked him, and he waved the group of warriors away.

“He left in search of the King,” he ...