[He looks away. Even with some time between him and the event, he feels that prick of guilt and anger when he thinks of the trigger.]
The Royal Guard and a faction called the Syndicate had been boiling for an excuse. The guard or the Syndicate started a fight. The guard attacked, a child was killed, and they turned the streets into a civil war.
The king wasn't responsible. The head of his guard served his tyrannical father and staged a coup before he could use his magic to find out who did it. [He states the facts but his face is turned away a moment longer. When he looks back at Wash the anger is gone. He just looks remorseful.]
We never found out who did it. But we stopped the killing. We have contact with them in case we need to assist them further. I suspect at some point we might have to.
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The Royal Guard and a faction called the Syndicate had been boiling for an excuse. The guard or the Syndicate started a fight. The guard attacked, a child was killed, and they turned the streets into a civil war.
The king wasn't responsible. The head of his guard served his tyrannical father and staged a coup before he could use his magic to find out who did it. [He states the facts but his face is turned away a moment longer. When he looks back at Wash the anger is gone. He just looks remorseful.]
We never found out who did it. But we stopped the killing. We have contact with them in case we need to assist them further. I suspect at some point we might have to.