Ceiro sat in his office, looking at the boy- no, the man that sat across from him. Jordan had gone already, to prepare for the inevitable. Their mother was to be cast out, turned away from every suit and every home- and he had this one to thank for it…
And yet when he watched Hadyn he thought he was looking at someone else entirely. Jordan had his cracks, there was little doubt in that. Try as he might, the older Novak was straining under the weight of his choices- but Hadyn seemed lost in another way. “Are you sure of these things, Hadyn?” He asked after a moment, startling the other man out of his thoughts.
For a moment Hadyn only gave him a curious look before nodding and standing slowly. “I’m sure, your majesty.” He said, stuffing his hands in his pockets, before turning as if to start for the door. “I’m sorry, sir….for everything.”
“You need not apologize,” Ceiro replied with a shake of his head and standing himself. It was not the boy’s fault that their mother acted as she did. “You’ve done nothing wrong.” A truth as far as he could tell, though the other man gave him a look that suggested there was more to this plot that met the eye. Frowning, Ceiro watched him go before sitting in his chair again and leaning back to think. A strange way to part, he thought, but he couldn’t begin to explain why.
Ceiro sat in his office, looking at the boy- no, the man that sat across from him. Jordan had gone already, to prepare for the inevitable. Their mother was to be cast out, turned away from every suit and every home- and he had this one to thank for it…
And yet when he watched Hadyn he thought he was looking at someone else entirely. Jordan had his cracks, there was little doubt in that. Try as he might, the older Novak was straining under the weight of his choices- but Hadyn seemed lost in another way. “Are you sure of these things, Hadyn?” He asked after a moment, startling the other man out of his thoughts.
For a moment Hadyn only gave him a curious look before nodding and standing slowly. “I’m sure, your majesty.” He said, stuffing his hands in his pockets, before turning as if to start for the door. “I’m sorry, sir….for everything.”
“You need not apologize,” Ceiro replied with a shake of his head and standing himself. It was not the boy’s fault that their mother acted as she did. “You’ve done nothing wrong.” A truth as far as he could tell, though the other man gave him a look that suggested there was more to this plot that met the eye. Frowning, Ceiro watched him go before sitting in his chair again and leaning back to think. A strange way to part, he thought, but he couldn’t begin to explain why.
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